In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > > > > > There is no way to add an end marker without using a new line (or use > > > '\r' which is really unacceptable, and more justifiably so). Since we > > > are settling in on having 50 (?probably want to use a #define) dots > > > unless there are fewer than 50 units to be written, I suppose we can > > > live without a end marker. Sigh, the end marker was the fun part. > > I thought it safe to assume a terminal is 80 characters wide..(80 - > strlen("Writing to Flash") - strlen("done")) == 60?
No, this is not a safe assumption. We have a couple of boards supported with QVGA displays. These usually show 12 x 40 characters only. Just one example... Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I haven't lost my mind - it's backed up on tape somewhere." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users