MainWindow::MainWindow():

Add status timer, to show proceeding update, so user does not exit
	application / restart machine.

UpdatePTUDevCtrl/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(Worker *worker, QWidget *parent)
     m_exitTimer->setSingleShot(true);
     m_exitTimer->start(1800 * 1000);
 
+    m_statusTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    if (m_statusTimer) {
+        connect(m_statusTimer, &QTimer::timeout, [this]() {
+            static QString p(".");
+            QTime const &t = QDateTime::currentDateTime().time();
+            QString s = t.toString(Qt::ISODate);
+            s += ": Update might take several minutes " + p;
+            if (p.length() >= 5) {
+                p = ".";
+            } else {
+                p += ".";
+            }
+            this->statusBar()->showMessage(s);
+        });
+        m_statusTimer->setSingleShot(false);
+        m_statusTimer->start(1000);
+    }
+
     connect(ui->exit, SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT(onQuit()));
     connect(m_worker, SIGNAL(disableExit()),this,SLOT(onDisableExit()));
     connect(m_worker, SIGNAL(enableExit()),this,SLOT(onEnableExit()));
@@ -76,6 +94,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(Worker *worker, QWidget *parent)
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() {
     delete m_startTimer;
     delete m_exitTimer;
+    delete m_statusTimer;
     delete ui;
 }
 

UpdatePTUDevCtrl/mainwindow.h

@@ -73,5 +73,6 @@ private:
     bool m_progressRunning;
     //int m_progressValue;
     UpdateDcEvent::UpdateStep m_updateStep;
+    QTimer *m_statusTimer;
 };
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H