Index: st2.py
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--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@
 from copy import copy
 import inspect
 import traceback
 from threading import Thread
 import time
+from compat2and3 import *
 
 # add library path (either global setup, or pyzip basename)
 if not os.path.dirname(__file__) in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -366,10 +367,11 @@
 
     # Shortcut to statusbar and progressbar (receives either a string, or a float).
     def status(self, text=None, timeout=3):
         self.status_last = time.time() + timeout
         gobject.timeout_add(int(timeout*1000), self.status_clear)
+        #log.UI("progressbar := %s" %text)
         # progressbar
         if isinstance(text, (int, float)):
             if (text <= 0):  # unknown state
                 uikit.do(self.progress.pulse, immediate=1)
             elif text >= 0.999 or text < 0.0:  # completed
@@ -376,19 +378,20 @@
                 uikit.do(self.progress.hide)
             else:  # show percentage
                 uikit.do(self.progress.show, immediate=1)
                 uikit.do(self.progress.set_fraction, text, immediate=1)
         # add text
-        elif isinstance(text, (str)):
+        elif isinstance(text, (str, unicode)):
             uikit.do(self.statusbar.set_text, text)
         # clean up
         else:
             self.status_clear(anyway=True)
 
     # Clean up after 3 seconds
     def status_clear(self, anyway=False):
         if anyway or time.time() >= self.status_last:
+            #log.UI("progressbar.hide()")
             self.statusbar.set_text("")
             self.progress.hide()
             return False
         else:
             return True