NAME

Tickit::Widget::Spinner - a widget displaying a small text animation

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
use Tickit;
use Tickit::Widget::Spinner;
my $spinner = Tickit::Widget::Spinner->new(
   chars => [ "<X>  ", " <X> ", "  <X>", ">  <X", "X>  <" ],
);
Tickit->new( root => $spinner )->run;
            
          

DESCRIPTION

This class provides a widget which displays a simple animation, cycling through a fixed set of strings with a fixed interval.

STYLE

The default style pen is used as the widget pen.

CONSTRUCTOR

new

            

              
              
$spinner = Tickit::Widget::Spinner->new( %args )
            
          

Constructs a new Tickit::Widget::Spinner object.

Takes the following named arguments:

chars => ARRAY

Optional. An ARRAY reference containing the text strings to use.

interval => NUM

Optional. The time each string is displayed for. Defaults to 0.5.

METHODS

start

            

              
              
$spinner->start
            
          

Starts the animation effect.

stop

            

              
              
$spinner->stop
            
          

Stops the animation effect.

AUTHOR

Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>