diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 76f7528..2629101 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2009-05-03  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* morituri/program/cdparanoia.py:
+	  Add a task to read and verify a track.
+	* examples/readtrack.py:
+	  Use it to clean up code.
+	* morituri/common/task.py:
+	  describe a MultiTask better.
+
+
 2009-05-03  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* morituri/common/common.py:
diff --git a/examples/readtrack.py b/examples/readtrack.py
index 4b41c8e..d3e73b5 100644
--- a/examples/readtrack.py
+++ b/examples/readtrack.py
@@ -19,31 +19,21 @@ def main():
     runner = task.SyncRunner()
 
     checksums = []
-    for i in range(2):
-        fd, path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.morituri')
-        os.close(fd)
+    fd, path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.morituri')
+    os.close(fd)
 
-        fakeTable = table.Table([
-            table.Track( 1,      0,  15536),
-        ])
+    fakeTable = table.Table([
+        table.Track( 1,      0,  15536),
+    ])
 
-        t = cdparanoia.ReadTrackTask(path, fakeTable, 1000, 3000, offset=0)
+    t = cdparanoia.ReadVerifyTrackTask(path, fakeTable, 1000, 3000, offset=0)
 
-        if i == 1:
-            t.description = 'Verifying track...'
 
-        runner.run(t)
-
-        t = checksum.CRC32Task(path)
-        runner.run(t)
-
-        if i == 0:
-            os.unlink(path)
-
-        checksums.append(t.checksum)
+    runner.run(t)
 
     print 'runner done'
-    if checksums[0] == checksums[1]:
+
+    if t.checksum is not None:
         print 'Checksums match'
     else:
         print 'Checksums do not match'
diff --git a/morituri/common/task.py b/morituri/common/task.py
index dcdb483..3e46b78 100644
--- a/morituri/common/task.py
+++ b/morituri/common/task.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class BaseMultiTask(Task):
         self.debug('BaseMultiTask.next(): starting task %r', task)
         self._task += 1
         self.setDescription("%s (%d of %d) ..." % (
-            self._generic, self._task, len(self.tasks)))
+            task.description, self._task, len(self.tasks)))
         task.addListener(self)
         task.start(self.runner)
         
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ class MultiTask(BaseMultiTask):
     def progressed(self, task, value):
         self.setProgress(value)
 
+    def described(self, description):
+        print 'description'
+        self.setDescription("%s (%d of %d) ..." % (
+            description, self._task, len(self.tasks)))
+
 class MultiCombinedTask(BaseMultiTask):
     """
     I perform multiple tasks.
diff --git a/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py b/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py
index b1fdab5..2350e0d 100644
--- a/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py
+++ b/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ReadTrackTask(task.Task):
     I am a task that reads a track using cdparanoia.
     """
 
-    description = "Reading Track..."
+    description = "Reading Track"
 
 
     def __init__(self, path, table, start, stop, offset=0):
@@ -193,3 +193,49 @@ class ReadTrackTask(task.Task):
             
         self.stop()
         return
+
+class ReadVerifyTrackTask(task.MultiTask):
+    """
+    I am a task that reads and verifies a track using cdparanoia.
+
+    @ivar checksum: the checksum of the track.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, path, table, start, stop, offset=0):
+        """
+        @param path:   where to store the ripped track
+        @type  path:   str
+        @param table:  table of contents of CD
+        @type  table:  L{table.Table}
+        @param start:  first frame to rip
+        @type  start:  int
+        @param stop:   last frame to rip (inclusive)
+        @type  stop:   int
+        @param offset: read offset, in samples
+        @type  offset: int
+        """
+        self.tasks = []
+        self.tasks.append(
+            ReadTrackTask(path, table, start, stop, offset))
+        self.tasks.append(
+            checksum.CRC32Task(path))
+        t = ReadTrackTask(path, table, start, stop, offset)
+        t.description = 'Verifying track...'
+        self.tasks.append(
+            ReadTrackTask(path, table, start, stop, offset))
+        self.tasks.append(
+            checksum.CRC32Task(path))
+
+        self.checksum = None
+
+    def stop(self):
+        c1 = self.tasks[1].checksum
+        c2 = self.tasks[3].checksum
+        if c1 == c2:
+            self.info('Checksums match, %08x' % c1)
+            self.checksum = checksum
+        else:
+            print 'ERROR: read and verify failed'
+            self.checksum = None
+
+        task.MultiTask.stop(self)