topic blinking text in Operating System - HP-UX

blinking text

Simeon Harwood — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 07:14:16 GMT

Afternoon all,

This should be an easy one, but I just can't remember how to do it....

If I'm writing a script and I want some text to stay on the screen and flash, while the script is off doing other stuff. How do I make the text flash???????
Sime.

Re: blinking text

MarkSyder — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 07:18:42 GMT

while :
do
tput smso
echo this is flashing
clear
tput rmso
clear
echo this is flashing
clear
done

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

Re: blinking text

MarkSyder — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 07:20:16 GMT

I've just tested my first response. You might want to put a couple of sleep commands in there otherwise it flashes far too fast.

Mark

Re: blinking text

Simeon Harwood — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 07:20:33 GMT

That's it.

Thanks. I knew it was somothing like that, but my memory was failing me!!!!!

Thanks.

Sime.