jpff@maths.bath.ac.uk wrote:
> 
> I originlly wrote the heartbeat function to use . characters, but i
> was prevailed upon to produce the rotating bar.  Is there a consensus,
> or do you want this as a controlled option?  Advice please.

I'd like number of buffers written, followed by time:
nbufs (secs)

- as a new option, say command line flag "-H1".
Keep the rotating bar as "-H" and "-H0".

A tall order for a marginal comfort...?

> jpff@maths.bath.ac.uk wrote:
> > I originlly wrote the heartbeat function to use . characters, but i
> > was prevailed upon to produce the rotating bar.  Is there a consensus,
> > or do you want this as a controlled option?  Advice please.

I do a fair bit of stuff with a single long note, single instrument, 
which means I generally get one message then a long pause then a "x bytes 
written to whatever" message.  I'd really like something along the 
lines of

30.5/360.0 seconds

etc. Thanks.

My 2 cents worth :)

Matt

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>>>>> "rasmus" == rasmus ekman  writes:

 rasmus> jpff@maths.bath.ac.uk wrote:
 >> 
 >> I originlly wrote the heartbeat function to use . characters, but i
 >> was prevailed upon to produce the rotating bar.  Is there a consensus,
 >> or do you want this as a controlled option?  Advice please.

 rasmus> I'd like number of buffers written, followed by time:
 rasmus> nbufs (secs)

Do you mean elapsed time or time in soundfile?

 rasmus> - as a new option, say command line flag "-H1".
 rasmus> Keep the rotating bar as "-H" and "-H0".

Looks sense abd "easy"