> >>Sun used a spinner to show work being done. Basically it's a dash (-) then > >>a slahs (\) then anther dash, and then the other slash (/). When printed > >>at the same location, it looks like it's spinning. > and a host of others. > This spinning chr is also on Promise Raid card. > ... and in XTreeGold. And closer to home, by Geoff Wicks in his programs, e.g. in QL2PC while transferring a large file. It's easy enough if your program runs in a lengthy loop, you could add a couple of lines like this:
REMark progress spinner LET spin = 0 REPeat long_loop AT #0,0,0 : PRINT #0,'|/-\'((spin% MOD 4)+1) LET spin% = spin%+1:IF spin% = 4 THEN spin% = 0 REMark rest of program... END REPeat long_loop (untested but simple enough to sort out if i'm wrong...) -- Dilwyn Jones
