MEL: Time Kill

So, you are sitting in the studio, and nothing-as-such is assigned to you, or may be you just do not wish to move that stupid mouse for some time and take a break, but want to look like working darn hard:

Here's a small script for you...

1. int $amount = 0;
2. 
   
3. progressWindow
4. -title "Initializing..."
5. -progress $amount
6. -status "Preview: 0%"
7. -isInterruptable true;
8. 
   
9. while (true) {
10. 
    
11. // Check if the dialog has been cancelled
12. if ( `progressWindow -query -isCancelled` ) break;
13. 
    
14. // Check if end condition has been reached
15. if ( `progressWindow -query -progress` >= 100 ) break;
16. 
    
17. $amount += 1;
18. 
    
19. progressWindow -edit
20. -progress $amount
21. -status ("Preview: "+$amount+"%");
22. 
    
23. pause -seconds 3;
24. }
25. 
    
26. progressWindow -endProgress;

Put it in a shelf button. When executed, it'll create a DUMB progress windw, which does nothing but wait for time specified to complete it's function and go off. You can change "strings" in line number 4, 6, 21 according your needs. To play with time: change variable $amount increment and `pause` at line number 17 and 23 respectively.

P.S. Hope my employers don't go through this ;)