Index: src/bin/gnucash-bin.c
===================================================================
--- src/bin/gnucash-bin.c	(Revision 16771)
+++ src/bin/gnucash-bin.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 static void
 update_message(const gchar *msg)
 {
-    gnc_update_splash_screen(msg);
+  gnc_update_splash_screen(msg, 101);
     g_message(msg);
 }
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
     /* module initializations go here */
     len = sizeof(modules) / sizeof(*modules);
     for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        gnc_update_splash_screen(modules[i].name);
+      gnc_update_splash_screen(modules[i].name, 101);
         if (modules[i].optional)
             gnc_module_load_optional(modules[i].name, modules[i].version);
         else
@@ -463,14 +463,14 @@
     scm_c_eval_string("(gnc:main)");
 
     /* Install Price Quote Sources */
-    gnc_update_splash_screen(_("Checking Finance::Quote..."));
+    gnc_update_splash_screen(_("Checking Finance::Quote..."), 101);
     scm_c_use_module("gnucash price-quotes");
     scm_c_eval_string("(gnc:price-quotes-install-sources)");  
 
     gnc_hook_run(HOOK_STARTUP, NULL);
     
     if (!nofile && (fn = get_file_to_load())) {
-        gnc_update_splash_screen(_("Loading data..."));
+      gnc_update_splash_screen(_("Loading data..."), 101);
         gnc_file_open_file(fn);
         g_free(fn);
     } 
Index: src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c
===================================================================
--- src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c	(Revision 16771)
+++ src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 static GtkWidget * splash = NULL;
 static GtkWidget * progress = NULL;
+static GtkWidget * progress_bar = NULL;
 static int splash_is_initialized = FALSE;
 
 static void
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
   GtkWidget *pixmap;
   GtkWidget *frame;
   GtkWidget *vbox;
+  GtkWidget *hbox;
   GtkWidget *version;
   GtkWidget *separator;
   gchar *ver_string, *markup;
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@
 
   frame = gtk_frame_new (NULL);
   vbox = gtk_vbox_new (FALSE, 3);
+  hbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 3);
 #ifdef GNUCASH_SVN
   /* Development version */
   ver_string = g_strdup_printf(_("Version: GnuCash-%s svn (r%s built %s)"),
@@ -112,16 +115,20 @@
      if a long string is given in gnc_update_splash_screen();
      presumably it would be better to inhibit size change of the
      top level container, but I don't know how to do this */
-  gtk_label_set_max_width_chars(GTK_LABEL(progress), 50);
+  gtk_label_set_max_width_chars(GTK_LABEL(progress), 34);
   markup = g_markup_printf_escaped(MARKUP_STRING, _("Loading..."));
   gtk_label_set_markup(GTK_LABEL(progress), markup);
   g_free(markup);
 
+  progress_bar = gtk_progress_bar_new ();
+
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (frame), pixmap);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), frame, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), version, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), separator, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), progress, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), progress, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), progress_bar, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), hbox, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (splash), vbox);
 
   gtk_widget_add_events(splash, GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK);
@@ -144,12 +151,13 @@
   {
     gtk_widget_destroy (splash);
     progress = NULL;
+    progress_bar = NULL;
     splash = NULL;
   }
 }
 
 void
-gnc_update_splash_screen (const gchar *string)
+gnc_update_splash_screen (const gchar *string, double percentage)
 {
   gchar *markup;
 
@@ -166,4 +174,28 @@
        gtk_main_iteration ();
     }
   }
+
+  if (progress_bar)
+  {
+    if (percentage < 0)
+    {
+      gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(progress_bar), 0.0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      if (percentage <= 100)
+      {
+	gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(progress_bar), 
+				      percentage/100);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+	gtk_progress_bar_pulse(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(progress_bar));
+      }
+    }
+
+    /* make sure new status bar is up */
+    while (gtk_events_pending ())
+      gtk_main_iteration ();
+  }
 }
Index: src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.h
===================================================================
--- src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.h	(Revision 16771)
+++ src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 void gnc_show_splash_screen (void);
 void gnc_destroy_splash_screen (void);
-void gnc_update_splash_screen (const gchar *string);
+void gnc_update_splash_screen (const gchar *string, double percentage);
 void gnc_gui_init_splash (void);
 
 #endif
Index: src/gnome-utils/gnc-window.c
===================================================================
--- src/gnome-utils/gnc-window.c	(Revision 16771)
+++ src/gnome-utils/gnc-window.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  gnc_update_splash_screen(message);
+  gnc_update_splash_screen(message, percentage);
 
   if (percentage < 0) {
     gtk_progress_bar_set_text(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(progressbar), " ");
