indicator(1F) FMLI Commands indicator(1F)NAMEindicator - display application specific alarms and/or the working
indicatorSYNOPSISindicator [-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 automati‐
cally cleared from the banner line.
OPTIONS-bn 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 that 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
Example 1 Using the indicator Command
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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcsu │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOattributes(5)SunOS 5.10 5 Jul 1990 indicator(1F)
