What is the of backgroundRb

Hi All,

I want to know what is the use of the backgroundRB. I have install all the gem related to it. I followed the instructions given in the http://backgroundrb.rubyforge.org and i successfully start background sever n also call the background method. Now i want to create a progress bar for some time taking task so that user come to know process is running can i implement this using backgroundRB ?

Regards,

Salil Gaikwad