On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 11:26 PM, James Tucker <jftuc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> spinner = %w[|/-\]
> class << spinner; def next; @s||=0; se...@s]; ensure; @s = @s + 1 == size ? 0
> : @s + 1; end
> t = Thread.new do
> while true
> sleep 0.5
> $stdout.sync = true
> ui.print "\r#{spinner.next}"
> end
> end
>
>
> # when done:
> t.kill
>
> seems cheap and portable enough, with a bit more work, would this do?
>
> (sorry for bugs, 5 mins whilst wine'd up)
>
Hehe,
I think the spinner will just spin, it will not give you a feedback of
what is going on.
Having a more progress-like bar/status (heck, even a simple
percentage) will be way more useful.
--
Luis Lavena
AREA 17
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Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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