From: Rodrigo Bermejo <rodrigo.bermejo@...>
Date: 2008-11-05T01:22:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Showing a spinner ?

Aldric Giacomoni wrote:
> How do I show a spinner on the command line interface when a ruby script
> is working? I sometimes write things that take a while, and I know I get
> impatient when all I see a blinking cursor :)
> A spinner has \ | / - all in one spot so it looks like a spinning wheel.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --Aldric

Here is the idea ..you can make it better..

a=["-","\\","|","/"]
n=0
while 1 do
    print a[n % 4]
    print "\b"
    n+=1
    sleep 0.1
    puts "..#{n}." if (n % 50==0)
end


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