diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index bc446d8e8..abe8262c6 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2005-12-15  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DisplayState.py: Window management completed
+	* src/ViewManger.py: progress bar added back in
+	* src/ReadXML.py: handle markers
 
 2005-12-15  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsBSDDB.py: go back to a single load function;
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py b/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
index 8ef3b7c28..9a3da0431 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class GrampsParser:
         
         self.callback = callback
         self.count = 0
-        self.increment = 500
+        self.increment = 100
         self.event = None
         self.name = None
         self.tempDefault = None
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ class GrampsParser:
     def start_person(self,attrs):
         if self.callback != None and self.count % self.increment == 0:
             self.callback(True)
+        self.count += 1
         new_id = self.map_gid(attrs['id'])
         try:
             self.person = self.db.find_person_from_handle(
@@ -740,10 +741,12 @@ class GrampsParser:
         except KeyError:
             self.person = self.find_person_by_gramps_id(new_id)
 
-        try:
-            self.person.set_complete_flag(int(attrs['complete']))
-        except KeyError:
-            self.person.set_complete_flag(0)
+        if attrs.has_key('complete'):
+            try:
+                if int(attrs['complete']):
+                    self.person.set_marker((RelLib.PrimaryObject.MARKER_COMPLETE, ""))
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
 
     def start_people(self,attrs):
         if attrs.has_key('home'):
@@ -815,10 +818,12 @@ class GrampsParser:
             else:
                 self.family.set_relationship((ftype,""))
                 
-        if attrs.has_key("complete"):
-            self.family.set_complete_flag(int(attrs['complete']))
-        else:
-            self.family.set_complete_flag(0)
+        if attrs.has_key('complete'):
+            try:
+                if int(attrs['complete']):
+                    self.family.set_marker((RelLib.PrimaryObject.MARKER_COMPLETE, ""))
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
 
     def start_childof(self,attrs):
         try:
@@ -922,6 +927,9 @@ class GrampsParser:
             self.person.add_source_reference(self.source_ref)
 
     def start_source(self,attrs):
+        if self.callback != None and self.count % self.increment == 0:
+            self.callback(True)
+        self.count += 1
         handle = self.map_sid(attrs["id"])
         try:
             self.source = self.db.find_source_from_handle(
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ViewManager.py b/gramps2/src/ViewManager.py
index 4ab83b5c1..5b82fe742 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ViewManager.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ViewManager.py
@@ -175,9 +175,11 @@ class ViewManager:
         self.bbox = gtk.VBox()
         self.ebox.add(self.bbox)
         hbox.pack_start(self.ebox,False)
+        hbox.show_all()
 
         self.notebook = gtk.Notebook()
         self.notebook.set_show_tabs(False)
+        self.notebook.show()
         self.build_ui_manager()
 
         hbox.pack_start(self.notebook,True)
@@ -186,7 +188,16 @@ class ViewManager:
         vbox.pack_start(self.menubar, False)
         vbox.pack_start(self.toolbar, False)
         vbox.add(hbox)
-        vbox.pack_end(self.statusbar,False)
+        self.progress = gtk.ProgressBar()
+        self.progress.set_size_request(100,-1)
+        self.progress.hide()
+        self.statusbar.show()
+        hbox2 = gtk.HBox()
+        hbox2.pack_start(self.progress,False)
+        hbox2.pack_end(self.statusbar,True)
+        hbox2.show()
+        vbox.pack_end(hbox2,False)
+        vbox.show()
 
         self.notebook.connect('switch-page',self.change_page)
         self.uistate = DisplayState.DisplayState(self.window, self.statusbar,
@@ -194,7 +205,7 @@ class ViewManager:
 
         person_nav = Navigation.PersonNavigation(self.uistate)
         self.navigation_type[PageView.NAVIGATION_PERSON] = (person_nav,None)
-        self.window.show_all()
+        self.window.show()
 
     def init_interface(self):
         self.create_pages()
@@ -708,6 +719,9 @@ class ViewManager:
         import ScratchPad
         ScratchPad.ScratchPadWindow(self.state, self)
 
+    def pulse_progressbar(self,value):
+        self.progress.pulse()
+
     def import_data(self,obj):
         choose = gtk.FileChooserDialog(_('GRAMPS: Import database'),
                                            self.uistate.window,
@@ -773,7 +787,9 @@ class ViewManager:
             elif filetype == const.app_gramps_xml:
                 choose.destroy()
                 import ReadXML
-                ReadXML.importData(self.state.db,filename)
+                self.progress.show()
+                ReadXML.importData(self.state.db,filename,self.pulse_progressbar)
+                self.progress.hide()
                 return True
             elif filetype == const.app_gedcom:
                 choose.destroy()