title: jQuery: how to display progress for an indeterminate process?
body: <p>The <a href="http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Progressbar" rel="nofollow noreferrer">documentation on the jQuery progressBar</a>
  says that this UI widget is not suitable for displaying progress of indeterminate length. </p>
  
  <p>It recommends one of two alternatives:<br>
  - an indeterminate progressBar, which is "coming soon".<br>
  - a spinner animation</p>
  
  <p>I think <a href="http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Spinner" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a jQuery spinner is a textbox with up/down arrows</a> to inc/dec the value. In other words, an input widget.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/W6wlC.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/W6wlC.png" alt="alt text"></a>
  </p>
  
  <p>That can't be what the doc meant.  </p>
  
  <p><strong>using jQuery, How do I display indeterminate progress?</strong></p>