From: joel@rac3.wam.umd.edu (Joel M. Hoffman) Subject: Re: [PATCH] CTRL-T status line patch for 0.99.pl11 Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1993 14:09:12 GMT
In article <bellamy-040893155344@test1.commerce.uq.oz.au> bellamy@commerce.uq.edu.au (David Bellamy) writes:
>In article <1993Aug3.052229.25140@excaliber.uucp>, joel@rac2.wam.umd.edu
>(Joel M. Hoffman) wrote:
>
>> In article <CB3w1v.A3o@boulder.parcplace.com> imp@boulder.parcplace.com (Warner Losh) writes:
>> >In article <1993Aug1.231753.11812@mel.dit.csiro.au>
>> >smart@koel.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Robert Smart) writes:
>> >>This is handled by job control in unix:
>> >>you can CTRL-Z and bg the job and then watch it. CTRL-T would be easier
>> >>though.
>> >
>>
>> Also, I think a nice feature of the kernel might be to flash the
>> scroll lock light (which, as nearly as I can figure out, doesn't mean
>> anything in Linux) once every second. If the light stops flashing,
>> the system is dead. Otherwise, it's still working. Of course, the
>> keyboard can become disconnected, but if that happens, no matter what
>> you press you'll think the system is dead.
>>
>
>Sort of heart beat!
>
>Maybe even the idle process (is there such a thing) could turn the scroll
>lock light on, and off when work is being done - the opposite to a disk
>activity light. That would give instant feedback on how hard the beast is
>working.
Or, perhaps the process should send messages is Morse code.... Things
like, "load average is currently 2.45." or "Shouldn't you be doing
real work instead of playing Nethack?" :-)
-Joel
(joel@wam.umd.edu)
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