I also find a repeating progress bar annoying. I understand the Analysis rebuff, and how it would take twice as long a time to do a real progress bar.
If it goes across once for each subsection as you say, then having it say what Subsection it's in next to Progress would be good enough for me!
In fact, don't have it say Progress, it's misleading for this type of bar, just have it say Working (in section <section name>)
Great program otherwise!
-Tony