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# patch "monotone.texi"
#  from [012e0b12d0b08056e9513d06bfb108bbb147242e]
#    to [b7ff9206e89299dae8f9dd915fbf7e6f4be502cb]
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# patch "ui.cc"
#  from [57359612fa7d6dc7ec77093df261ce76fa08d3aa]
#    to [5c306ceb398f305e5af179008c4bf6165526e87a]
#
# patch "ui.hh"
#  from [2f9ec93ac4548f59787a0413e2ac404be702a754]
#    to [31deb8bf636c6a0518244e3e7d487d6cb08413a3]
#
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--- monotone.texi	012e0b12d0b08056e9513d06bfb108bbb147242e
+++ monotone.texi	b7ff9206e89299dae8f9dd915fbf7e6f4be502cb
@@ -7376,6 +7376,10 @@ @section Automation
  output does not get intermixed i.e. at first all definitions are outputted,
  afterwards all total_counts, aso.

+ @emph{Note:} The ticker format used for stdio is fixed and cannot be selected
+ explicitely via the global @option{--ticker} option. However, if you run an
+ automate command outside of stdio you can set a different ticker type, f.e.
+ 'count', 'dot' or 'none'.
 @end itemize

 As needed, some of these (e,w,p) messages may be replaced with structured
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--- ui.cc	57359612fa7d6dc7ec77093df261ce76fa08d3aa
+++ ui.cc	5c306ceb398f305e5af179008c4bf6165526e87a
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void tick_write_stdio::clear_line()
 // global, and we don't want global constructors/destructors doing
 // any real work.  see monotone.cc for how this is handled.

-user_interface::user_interface() : prog_name("?"), imp(0) {}
+user_interface::user_interface() : prog_name("?"), imp(0), tick_type() {}

 void user_interface::initialize()
 {
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--- ui.hh	2f9ec93ac4548f59787a0413e2ac404be702a754
+++ ui.hh	31deb8bf636c6a0518244e3e7d487d6cb08413a3
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private:

   struct impl;
   impl * imp;
-  enum ticker_type {count, dot, stdio, none } tick_type;
+  enum ticker_type { count=1, dot, stdio, none } tick_type;

   friend struct ticker;
   friend struct tick_write_count;