MetaCell / MetaCell/NetPyNE-UI

No feedback to user about running simulations or their ending

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Description

I've got a simulation running now. After I clicked "simulate", I think I did get a "running simulation" timer initially, but it seems to have gone now, so I'm back to the screen with the "simulate" button:

![image](https://github.com/MetaCell/NetPyNE-UI/assets/102575/eb3fe8af-14f5-4cc3-aadd-305df98d3a7a)

There's nothing here to tell me if the simulation has finished (I assume it didn't because the screen changes to the one with plots when that does), or if the simulation has failed. I *think* it's still running---app.log still hasn't got anything after this:

```
2023-07-13 16:38:20,175|root|DEBUG - ComponentSync disconnecting from simConfig.cvode_active
2023-07-13 16:44:14,958|root|INFO - Scheduling simulation on 1 cores with ...
2023-07-13 16:44:14,963|root|DEBUG - Running single core simulation
```

but there's no way to tell. As a user, I don't know what to do---should I wait more, should I click simulate again, should I start again from scratch?

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Research direction

The issue names no source files or tests. Trace the simulate action, its running-timer state, the transition to plots, and app.log messages; done when the UI clearly distinguishes running, finished, and failed states and tells the user what to do.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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