here is a quick mockup of the idea
basically it's a strip of a file download taken from the current dl manager, i moved the bottom line "34.1MB download complete" to the top line along side the file name and placed the net address that is currently in "Show details" (unneeded really) underneath the filename, that frees up a load of needlessly used space. They could employ control click of the item or icon to copy the local file directory use a key command on the selected item of reveal it in the finder. Im have zero image editing skills so i couldnt superimpose a blue progress gradient over the top of the icon and file details but im sure you can visualize this by observing this in the Safari URL field while loading a page. teh current status bar looks to be exactly half then height of a single file strip in the download manager.
