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 G.