indicator(1F) (Form and Menu Language Interpreter) indicator(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 is set to Working. The argument string is a string to be
displayed on the banner line and should always be the last argument
given. string is not automatically cleared from the banner line.
OPTIONS
-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, 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 is truncated. The
argument length must be an integer from 1 to DISPLAYW. If the -l
option is not used, length defaults to DISPLAYW. If string
doesn't fit, it is 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 rings the bell three times and displays 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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