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From: CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Ascii-anims
Date: 1999/02/21
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>>> 
>>> Is it possible to convert java-asc-anims into shell-scripts (using printf)
>>> ?
>>> 
>>> Fabien Wernli
>>> --
>>> email: wernly@dpmail.epfl.ch
>>> WWW  : http://come.to/fab
>
>[][ hi... here is an alternative... which may save you some effort...
>
>a simple anim-projector ... (unix terminal-independent code)
>
> o - tested with Bourne shell on Solaris
> o - should also work using Korn shell or Bash
> o - requires: tput
> o - escapes: \\ \$ \" \`
>
>--8<-----cut-here-----8<-----
>#!/bin/sh
>#
># birdy - ejm
># script - cjr
>#
>CLEAR=`tput clear` # clear screen and home cursor
>CIVIS=`tput civis` # make cursor invisible
>CNORM=`tput cnorm` # make cursor normal (undo civis)
>echo $CIVIS
>for LOOPS in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
>do
>  for FRAME in 1 2
>  do
>    echo $CLEAR
>    case $FRAME in
>      1) echo " "
>         echo "  <\")"
>         echo "   ( >\\"
>         echo "    \" \\\\"
>         echo "       \\  ejm"
>         ;;
>      2) echo " "
>         echo "  >\")"
>         echo "   ( >\\"
>         echo "    \" \\\\"
>         echo "       \\  ejm"
>         ;;
>    esac
>    x=2 ; #### delay loop (increase=slow)
>    while [ $x -gt 0 ]
>    do
>         x=`expr $x - 1`
>    done
>  done
>done
>echo $CNORM
>#exit
>--8<-----cut-here-----8<-----
Oooops!

damn ... this don't work!

the variable in the 'for' loop should be FRAME not FRAMES

... i wrote this at work during lunch and re-wrote it, without looking,
from memory ...but didn't check it here :(

fortunately no-one tried it ... else they'd bleat about it

[ps] printf will work also if its on your machine ... but its not
     included in all unix distributions

[][ guess i'll have to go back to double-checking everything again
[][ colin
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