Peter Sergeant wrote: > > Nifty. However, the window change thing doesn't seem to > > work when the job is started in the background > > I found that too, the work around is to specify the options > explicitly: > > ./spinner -s "/-\|" 0.5 &
Just tried that; no dice. Resizing the window doesn't change the position where the twirling baton is displayed. Not a problem unless you like to resize your windows often (and can't be bothered to stop and re-start the background process). Cheers, Philip [email copies appreciated, since I read the digest] -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.