//! [0] Q3ProgressDialog progress("Copying files...", "Abort Copy", numFiles, this, "progress", true); for (int i = 0; i < numFiles; i++) { progress.setProgress(i); qApp->processEvents(); if (progress.wasCanceled()) break; //... copy one file } progress.setProgress(numFiles); //! [0] //! [1] Operation::Operation(QObject *parent = 0) : QObject(parent), steps(0) { pd = new Q3ProgressDialog("Operation in progress.", "Cancel", 100); connect(pd, SIGNAL(canceled()), this, SLOT(cancel())); t = new QTimer(this); connect(t, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(perform())); t->start(0); } void Operation::perform() { pd->setProgress(steps); //... perform one percent of the operation steps++; if (steps > pd->totalSteps()) t->stop(); } void Operation::cancel() { t->stop(); //... cleanup } //! [1]