On 9/15/06, Beni Cherniavsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 01/09/06, Axel Liljencrantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/1/06, Martin Baehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 02:39:55PM +0200, Frederik 'Freso' S. Olesen > > > wrote: > > > > Another possibility might be simply stating: > > > > lines 3 to 103 of 400. > > > > > > like less does it: > > > lines 1-22/117 22% > > > lines 3-24/117 23% > > > lines 96-117/117 (END) > > > > The downside is that with 4 numbers, I am personally too stupid to get > > the information I need with just a quick glance. I have to spend a > > second thinking about which number means what and what it really is I > > need to know. > > > Let's see, what are the questions I want answered when using a pager: > > * Clear indication when I see the first/last line > * Current position on some linear scale > * Estimation how many screenfuls there are > * Absolute line numbers and size > > Absolute numbers are only interesting if they have external > significance (e.g. you want to see the line mentioned in an error > log). For uses of fish_pager, I think it doesn't matter. > Giving start and end percantages answers all the other questions conveniently: > 0%-22% > 78%-100% > (start/end percentage should be rounded up/down so that 0% and 100% > are unambigous).
That seems like a sane analysis to me. Your suggestion works for me. Any other opinions? > > -- > Beni Cherniavsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, who can only read email on weekends. > -- Axel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
