diff --git a/src/mcedit2/util/showprogress.py b/src/mcedit2/util/showprogress.py
index 80ff3f4..ebbbc90 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/util/showprogress.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/util/showprogress.py
@@ -6,16 +6,20 @@ import logging
 from PySide import QtGui
 from PySide.QtCore import Qt
 import time
+import itertools
 from mcedit2.util.worldloader import LoaderTimer
+from mceditlib.util.progress import rescaleProgress
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-timeBeforeDialog = 0.5
+timeBeforeDialog = 0.2
 
-def showProgress(text, iter, cancel=False):
+def showProgress(text, *tasks, **kwargs):
     """
-    Show a progress dialog for the given task. The task should be an iterable, yielding progress info as
-    (current, max) or (current, max, statusString) tuples. Return the last value yielded by the task.
+    Show a progress dialog for the given task(s). Each task should be an iterable,
+    yielding progress info as (current, max) or (current, max, statusString) tuples.
+    Return the last value yielded by the task.
+
     :param text:
     :type text:
     :param iter:
@@ -26,41 +30,38 @@ def showProgress(text, iter, cancel=False):
     :rtype:
     """
     progress = None
-    i = 0
-    start = time.time()
+    cancel = kwargs.pop('cancel', None)
     with LoaderTimer.stopCtx():
-        for progress in iter:
-            if time.time() - start > timeBeforeDialog:
-                break
-        else:
-            return progress
 
         dialog = QtGui.QProgressDialog(QtGui.qApp.mainWindow)
         dialog.setWindowTitle(text)
         dialog.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModal)
         dialog.show()
-
-
-        for progress in iter:
-            if isinstance(progress, basestring):
-                max = current = 0
-                status = progress
-            elif isinstance(progress, tuple):
-                if len(progress) > 2:
-                    current, max, status = progress[:3]
+        log.info("Starting progress: %d tasks." % len(tasks))
+        maximum = len(tasks) * 100
+        for i, task in enumerate(tasks):
+            log.info("Task #%d", i)
+            task = rescaleProgress(task, i*100, i*100+100)
+            for progress in task:
+                if isinstance(progress, basestring):
+                    current = 0
+                    status = progress
+                elif isinstance(progress, tuple):
+                    if len(progress) > 2:
+                        current, _, status = progress[:3]
+                    else:
+                        current, _ = progress
+                        status = ""
                 else:
-                    current, max = progress
+                    current = 1
                     status = ""
-            else:
-                current = max = 1
-                status = ""
 
-            dialog.setValue(current)
-            dialog.setMaximum(max)
-            dialog.setLabelText(status)
-            QtGui.QApplication.processEvents()
-            if dialog.wasCanceled():
-                return False
+                dialog.setValue(current)
+                dialog.setMaximum(maximum)
+                dialog.setLabelText(status)
+                QtGui.QApplication.processEvents()
+                if dialog.wasCanceled():
+                    return False
 
         dialog.close()
         return progress