2 files changed, 28 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kaddressbook/kabcore.cpp b/kaddressbook/kabcore.cpp
index d393660..42e147f 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/kabcore.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/kabcore.cpp
@@ -1376,4 +1376,4 @@ void KABCore::save()
     "not using it. " );
-   message(i18n("Saving ... please wait! "));
-   qApp->processEvents();
+   message(i18n("Saving ... please wait! "), false);
+   //qApp->processEvents();
 #ifndef KAB_EMBEDDED
@@ -2299,2 +2299,3 @@ void KABCore::manageCategories( )
     int count = 0;
+    int cc = 0;
     message( i18n("Please wait, processing categories..."));
@@ -2304,2 +2305,5 @@ void KABCore::manageCategories( )
         for( it = mAddressBook->begin(); it != mAddressBook->end(); ++it ) { 
+            ++cc;
+            if ( cc %10 == 0)
+                message(i18n("Processing contact #%1").arg(cc));
             QStringList catIncList = (*it).categories();
@@ -2324,2 +2328,5 @@ void KABCore::manageCategories( )
         for( it = mAddressBook->begin(); it != mAddressBook->end(); ++it ) { 
+            ++cc;
+            if ( cc %10 == 0)
+                message(i18n("Processing contact #%1").arg(cc));
             QStringList catIncList = (*it).categories();
@@ -2376,3 +2383,5 @@ void KABCore::setFormattedName()
         if ( (*it).tagged() ) {
-            message(i18n("Changing contact #%1").arg( ++count ) );
+            ++count;
+            if ( count %10 == 0 )
+                message(i18n("Changing contact #%1").arg( count ) );
             qApp->processEvents();
@@ -2394,2 +2403,3 @@ void KABCore::setFormattedName()
     message(i18n("Refreshing view...") );
+    qApp->processEvents();
     mViewManager->refreshView( "" );
@@ -3191,2 +3201,3 @@ bool KABCore::syncExternal(KSyncManager* manager, QString  resource)
     bool syncOK = false;
+    message(i18n("Loading DTM address data..."), false);
     if ( abLocal.load() ) {
@@ -3194,3 +3205,5 @@ bool KABCore::syncExternal(KSyncManager* manager, QString  resource)
         mGlobalSyncMode = SYNC_MODE_EXTERNAL;
+        message(i18n("Sync preprocessing..."),false);
         abLocal.preExternSync( mAddressBook ,mCurrentSyncDevice, false );
+        message(i18n("Synchronizing..."),false);
         syncOK = synchronizeAddressbooks( mAddressBook, &abLocal, syncManager->mSyncAlgoPrefs );
@@ -3199,3 +3212,5 @@ bool KABCore::syncExternal(KSyncManager* manager, QString  resource)
                 abLocal.removeSyncAddressees( false );
+                message(i18n("Saving DTM address data..."),false);
                 abLocal.saveAB();
+                message(i18n("Sync postprocessing..."),false);
                 abLocal.postExternSync( mAddressBook,mCurrentSyncDevice, true );
@@ -3207,4 +3222,6 @@ bool KABCore::syncExternal(KSyncManager* manager, QString  resource)
     abLocal.removeResources();
-    if ( syncOK )
+    if ( syncOK ) {
         mViewManager->refreshView();
+        message(i18n("DTM syncing finished."));
+    }
     disableBR( false );
@@ -3213,6 +3230,10 @@ bool KABCore::syncExternal(KSyncManager* manager, QString  resource)
 }
-void KABCore::message( QString m )
+void KABCore::message( QString m, bool startTimer)
 {
     topLevelWidget()->setCaption( m );
-    mMessageTimer->start( 20000, true );
+    qApp->processEvents();
+    if ( startTimer )
+        mMessageTimer->start( 15000, true );
+    else
+        mMessageTimer->stop();
 }
diff --git a/kaddressbook/kabcore.h b/kaddressbook/kabcore.h
index ecfe6e9..786549a 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/kabcore.h
+++ b/kaddressbook/kabcore.h
@@ -502,3 +502,3 @@ class KABCore : public QWidget, public KSyncInterface
     bool syncPhone();
-    void message( QString m );
+    void message( QString m , bool startTimer = true);