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NAME
indicator - display application specific alarms and/or the
"working" indicator
SYNOPSIS
indicator [-b [n]] [-c column] [-l length] [-o] [-w] [string
...]
DESCRIPTION
The indicator function displays application specific alarms
or the "working" indicator, or both, on the FMLI banner
line. By default, indicator ???? The argument string is a
string to be displayed on the banner line, and should always
be the last argument given. Note that string is not
automatically cleared from the banner line.
The following options are available:
-b n The -b option rings the terminal bell n times,
where n is an integer from 1 to 10. The default
value is 1. If the terminal has no bell, the
screen is flashed instead, if possible.
-c column The -c option defines the column of the banner
line at which to start the indicator string. The
argument column must be an integer from 0 to
DISPLAYW-1. If the -c option is not used, column
defaults to 0.
-l length The -l option defines the maximum length of the
string displayed. If string is longer than length
characters, it will be truncated. The argument
length must be an integer from 1 to DISPLAYW. If
the -l option is not used, length defaults to
DISPLAYW. NOTE: if string doesn't fit it will be
truncated.
-o The -o option causes indicator to duplicate its
output to stdout.
-w The -w option turns on the "working" indicator.
EXAMPLES
When the value entered in a form field is invalid, the fol-
lowing use of indicator will ring the bell three times and
display the word WRONG starting at column 1 of the banner
line.
invalidmsg=`indicator -b 3 -c 1 "WRONG"`
To clear the indicator after telling the user the entry is
wrong:
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invalidmsg=`indicator -b 9 -c 1 "WRONG"; sleep(3);
indicator -c 1 " "`
In this example the value of invalidmsg (in this case the
default value Input is not valid), still appears on the FMLI
message line.
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