diff --git a/Scripts/Functions/cli_printMessage.sh b/Scripts/Functions/cli_printMessage.sh index fe5ba0b..d52ae63 100755 --- a/Scripts/Functions/cli_printMessage.sh +++ b/Scripts/Functions/cli_printMessage.sh @@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ function cli_printMessage { cli_printMessage "`gettext "The message cannot be empty."`" --as-error-line fi + # Define message horizontal width. This is the max number of + # horizontal characters the message will use to be displayed on + # the screen. + local MESSAGE_WIDTH=70 + # Reverse the codification performed on characters that may affect # parsing options and non-option arguments. This codification is # realized before building the ARGUMENTS variable, at @@ -54,19 +59,16 @@ function cli_printMessage { --as-separator-line ) - # Define width of separator line. - local MAX=70 - - # Build the separator line. - MESSAGE=$(\ - until [[ $MAX -eq 0 ]];do - echo -n "$MESSAGE" - MAX=$(($MAX - 1)) - done) + # Build the separator line. + MESSAGE=$(\ + until [[ $MESSAGE_WIDTH -eq 0 ]];do + echo -n "$MESSAGE" + MESSAGE_WIDTH=$(($MESSAGE_WIDTH - 1)) + done) - # Draw the separator line. - echo "$MESSAGE" > /dev/stderr - ;; + # Draw the separator line. + echo "$MESSAGE" > /dev/stderr + ;; --as-banner-line ) cli_printMessage '-' --as-separator-line @@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ function cli_printMessage { ;; --as-request-line ) - cli_printMessage "${MESSAGE}: " --as-notrailingnew-line + cli_printMessage "${MESSAGE}:\040" --as-notrailingnew-line ;; --as-error-line ) @@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ function cli_printMessage { else # Print the question. - cli_printMessage "$MESSAGE [${Y}/${N}]: " --as-notrailingnew-line + cli_printMessage "$MESSAGE [${Y}/${N}]:\040" --as-notrailingnew-line # Redefine default answer based on user's input. read ANSWER @@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ function cli_printMessage { ;; --as-notrailingnew-line ) - echo -n "$MESSAGE" > /dev/stderr + echo -e -n "$MESSAGE" > /dev/stderr ;; --as-stdout-line )