# File lib/annoy.rb, line 243
243:   def Annoy.timed_display(msg, writer, period=nil)
244:     return true unless STDIN.tty? # Only ask a question if there's a human
245:     if Annoy.skip?
246:       #writer.puts msg 
247:       return true
248:     end
249:     if writer.nil?
250:       sleep period+1
251:       return true
252:     end
253:     begin
254:       period ||= @@period
255:       success = Timeout::timeout(period) do
256:         writer.puts "Message will display for #{period} seconds"
257:         writer.print msg
258:         writer.flush if writer.respond_to?(:flush)
259:         sleep period+1
260:       end
261:     rescue Timeout::Error => ex
262:       writer.print "\r" << ' '*msg.size
263:     end
264:     
265:     true
266:   end