Re: [PATCH] if timeout is set to zero, don't bother drawing the menu

[Robert Millan]

On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 09:03:09PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
> On Friday 08 February 2008 17:18, Robert Millan wrote:
> > Fixes an ugly result of setting timeout=0.
> >
> > When this is combined with the "sleep" patch I just sent, user can
> > implement hiddenmenu-like functionality via scripting:
> >
> > echo -n "Press `ESC' to enter the menu... "
> > if sleep -v -i 10 ; then
> >   set timeout=10
> > else
> >   set timeout=0
> > fi
> 
> I think this is a bit strange. I don't think anybody expects that "sleep" 
> outputs a counter or is interrupted by a key input. It is too different from 
> POSIX's sleep.
> 
> My preference is rather to extend "read". Bash's "read" accepts a timeout and 
> some other options.

Ok, so you suggest:

  read --timeout N --verbose --interruptible

  ?

-- 
Robert Millan

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