Re: status display
Re: status display
- Subject: Re: status display
- From: Harald E Brandt <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 10:13:58 +0200
+--> Andrew Simpson wrote 01-09-18:
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anyone have an idea of how to display status in a processing script.
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Here's a miniature "review" I wrote some months ago:
1. For the progress thing I tried Progress Bar, Akua Sweets (display progress), and lastly Dialog Director.
-- The simplest thing is the 68k application Progress Bar, but it *really* looks old! And it really is: --from november 1993!! Oh dear! It requires several lines of nested tell code (2 tell levels deep) and is therefore not at all succinct. It is free, but not for companies selling software and who also wants to use this app as part of the package.
-- Akua Sweets osax (June 2000) had the nicest appearance, and I did not at all find it harder to work with - on the contrary, I found it really easy. Its graphical appearance is really nice and modern. It even automatically computes and displays estimated remaining time! The code needed is really succinct, so it won't clutter the rest of the script. The latest info on the web (in red) says it really is Freeware, i.e not only for personal usage as before. However, as freeware, it will remain 68k code, and the upcoming version will be shareware, and only registered users get PPC!
-- Dialog Director (February 1998) is probably nice, it looks ok, but for my purpose, seems to be enormous overkill and immensely much more complicated to get simple results with. It is free, even for those selling software! Don't know if it's 68k or PPC
2. For the information log purpose, I tried AppleScript Output (May 2000) which was easy and did a really good job. The AppleScript Output just seems perfect for showing a log of many items or issues! It is PPC, and is completely free! Great and easy!
-- I also tried Akua Sweets display info, but in this case, I found the Akua thing troublesome and cumbersome. I could never make the close box work for some reason, and it doesn't scroll. It does, however, have other fancy features, but I don't need those.
With the Best Regards,
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