indicator(1fmli)
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.
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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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004