public void start(final CharSequence message){
  if (message != null)   logger.log(priority,message);
  start=lastLog=System.currentTimeMillis();
  count=0;
  stop=-1;
}

public void start ( final CharSequence message ) { if ( message != null ) logger . log ( priority , message ) ; start = lastLog = System . currentTimeMillis ( ) ; count = 0 ; stop = - 1 ; }
starts the progress logger , displaying a message and resetting the count .
