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Bug 366161

Summary:	Add callback (CancelListener) to IProgressMonitor
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Missing name <bnord01>
Component:	Runtime	Assignee:	platform-runtime-inbox <platform-runtime-inbox>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	pwebster, remy.suen, sw
Version:	3.7.1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Missing name

2011-12-09 04:48:12 EST

Build Identifier: M20110909-1335

I think the IProgressMonitor interface somehow misses a callback functionality.
When one waits for an external resource it is very inconvenient that there is no way to be notified when setCanceled(true) is invoked and one has to explicitly start a new thread and check for the flag to change. 

Reproducible: Always