indicator(1
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dicator(1F)
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 following 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:
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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