For long F6 runs, I usually minimize OpenSCAD and check on it periodically. If OpenSCAD were to pop up a "Completed!" message box, either when minimized or when the calculations too more than (say) 5 seconds, I could then see it in the task bar and act on that information immediately. Jon

GNU Handbrake (AKA GHB), a video format conversion program uses a system tray progress doodad for this purpose and I find it both unobtrusive and useful. Perhaps the inspiration could be borrowed. On 07/01/2015 10:02 AM, jon wrote: > For long F6 runs, I usually minimize OpenSCAD and check on it > periodically. If OpenSCAD were to pop up a "Completed!" message box, > either when minimized or when the calculations too more than (say) 5 > seconds, I could then see it in the task bar and act on that information > immediately. > > Jon > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org -- "When a self-governing people confer upon their government the power to take money from some and give it to others, the process will not stop until the last bone of the last taxpayer is picked bare." -- Howard E. Kershner (Kershner's First Law) PGP Key: http://www.mattcaron.net/pgp_key.txt ~~ Matt Caron ~~