On Thursday 06 March 2008, Wolfgang Denk wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > > Backspace or CR without LF should work on all terminals, no? > > > > I don't see here any problems either. > > It messes up log files and is a PITA to filter out in regression > tests.
I see. I didn't think of this. Even though a nice user interface has higher priority to me. Just my 2 cents. > > > If it is possible to estimate how long the operation will take, this > > > would be a big plus IMHO (which precludes the simple dots). > > > > Yes, this would be a great plus of the new idea with printing "kB" or > > "%". We would have an idea on how long this operation will take to > > complete. From my > > If you really insist, then pre-calculate the maximum length and > scale the output accordingly. I insist on nothing. I'm just pointing out, that the current implementation can be enhanced. Best regards, Stefan ===================================================================== DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: +49-8142-66989-0 Fax: +49-8142-66989-80 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users