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Make this progress thing not spam the screen?

Started by gknova61, 15 November 2012 - 08:56 PM

gknova61 #1

71 posts

Posted 15 November 2012 - 09:56 PM

Here is my code



while true do
sleep(0)
  Progress = math.floor( writer.getProgress()*100)
  print("Writing... "..Progress.."%")
  if Progress == -100 then
	break
  end
end

Currently, it spams the screen printing the progress over n over again… can someone make it so it just updates the progress on the same line n such, thanks!
I just want it to clear the line (term.clearLine()) so i can have other stuff on-screen as well

Sammich Lord #2

1214 posts

Location The Sammich Kingdom

Posted 15 November 2012 - 09:59 PM

Just clear the line with

term.clearLine()

or the whole screen

term.clear()

D3matt #3

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686 posts

Posted 15 November 2012 - 10:47 PM

Or use term.write to write to a specific location and continously write over it.

remiX #4

2088 posts

Location South Africa

Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:09 AM


while true do
  sleep(0)
  term.setCursorPos(1,1) term.clearLine()
  Progress = math.floor( writer.getProgress()*100)
  print("Writing... "..Progress.."%")
  if Progress == -100 then
        break
  end
end

gknova61 #5

71 posts

Posted 16 November 2012 - 04:16 PM

Forgot to set the cursor pos! That's why it wasn't working for me, derp. Thanks!

remiX #6

2088 posts

Location South Africa

Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:26 AM

Haha, happens to everyone!