[ minicom-Bugs-303408 ] Request: capture file should be updated regularly

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Bugs item #303408, was opened at 2006-05-02 13:28
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Category: None
Group: wishlist
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody (None)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: Request: capture file should be updated regularly

Initial Comment:
outstanding writes to the capture file should be done regularly.

Currently the captured data seems to be writen in 4k blocks.
Fine for high data rates but really not nice if the other
end is slow.

Flushing regularly would f.e. allow a "tail -f minicom.cap" to display 
something useful if "the other end" is fed by a human. 
(And it would keep data loss low on an unexpected shutdown.)

The concrete application I'd use it for is a moderately dated 
oscilloscope which sends HPGL data at 9600 baud to what it thinks
is a plotter. 
Right now I have to remember to manually close the capture file 
(or otherwise the characters still in the buffer are lost - 
the plot might still look valid on first sight though).

Thanks,
Frieder

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