Add braille spinner char explanation and legend

type: documentation
casey · Apr 8, 2020 · 5a0bd2d · 5a0bd2d
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diff --git a/src/subcommand/torrent/create.rs b/src/subcommand/torrent/create.rs
@@ -397,23 +397,41 @@ impl Create {
   }
 
   fn tick_chars() -> &'static str {
+    // The tick chars are from the Braille Patterns unicode block:
+    //     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille_Patterns
+    //
+    // The chars are ordered to represent the 8 bit numbers in increasing
+    // order. The individual braille cells represent bits, with empty cells
+    // representing `0` and full cells representing `1`.
+    //
+    // Digits are ordered from least significant to most significant from
+    // top to bottom, and then left to right, like so:
+    //
+    // ```
+    // ╔═════╗
+    // ║ 0 4 ║
+    // ║ 1 5 ║
+    // ║ 2 6 ║
+    // ║ 3 7 ║
+    // ╚═════╝
+    // ```
     concat!(
-      "⠀⠁⠂⠃⠄⠅⠆⠇⡀⡁⡂⡃⡄⡅⡆⡇",
-      "⠈⠉⠊⠋⠌⠍⠎⠏⡈⡉⡊⡋⡌⡍⡎⡏",
-      "⠐⠑⠒⠓⠔⠕⠖⠗⡐⡑⡒⡓⡔⡕⡖⡗",
-      "⠘⠙⠚⠛⠜⠝⠞⠟⡘⡙⡚⡛⡜⡝⡞⡟",
-      "⠠⠡⠢⠣⠤⠥⠦⠧⡠⡡⡢⡣⡤⡥⡦⡧",
-      "⠨⠩⠪⠫⠬⠭⠮⠯⡨⡩⡪⡫⡬⡭⡮⡯",
-      "⠰⠱⠲⠳⠴⠵⠶⠷⡰⡱⡲⡳⡴⡵⡶⡷",
-      "⠸⠹⠺⠻⠼⠽⠾⠿⡸⡹⡺⡻⡼⡽⡾⡿",
-      "⢀⢁⢂⢃⢄⢅⢆⢇⣀⣁⣂⣃⣄⣅⣆⣇",
-      "⢈⢉⢊⢋⢌⢍⢎⢏⣈⣉⣊⣋⣌⣍⣎⣏",
-      "⢐⢑⢒⢓⢔⢕⢖⢗⣐⣑⣒⣓⣔⣕⣖⣗",
-      "⢘⢙⢚⢛⢜⢝⢞⢟⣘⣙⣚⣛⣜⣝⣞⣟",
-      "⢠⢡⢢⢣⢤⢥⢦⢧⣠⣡⣢⣣⣤⣥⣦⣧",
-      "⢨⢩⢪⢫⢬⢭⢮⢯⣨⣩⣪⣫⣬⣭⣮⣯",
-      "⢰⢱⢲⢳⢴⢵⢶⢷⣰⣱⣲⣳⣴⣵⣶⣷",
-      "⢸⢹⢺⢻⢼⢽⢾⢿⣸⣹⣺⣻⣼⣽⣾⣿",
+      "⠀⠁⠂⠃⠄⠅⠆⠇⡀⡁⡂⡃⡄⡅⡆⡇", // 0b0000----
+      "⠈⠉⠊⠋⠌⠍⠎⠏⡈⡉⡊⡋⡌⡍⡎⡏", // 0b0001----
+      "⠐⠑⠒⠓⠔⠕⠖⠗⡐⡑⡒⡓⡔⡕⡖⡗", // 0b0010----
+      "⠘⠙⠚⠛⠜⠝⠞⠟⡘⡙⡚⡛⡜⡝⡞⡟", // 0b0011----
+      "⠠⠡⠢⠣⠤⠥⠦⠧⡠⡡⡢⡣⡤⡥⡦⡧", // 0b0100----
+      "⠨⠩⠪⠫⠬⠭⠮⠯⡨⡩⡪⡫⡬⡭⡮⡯", // 0b0101----
+      "⠰⠱⠲⠳⠴⠵⠶⠷⡰⡱⡲⡳⡴⡵⡶⡷", // 0b0110----
+      "⠸⠹⠺⠻⠼⠽⠾⠿⡸⡹⡺⡻⡼⡽⡾⡿", // 0b0111----
+      "⢀⢁⢂⢃⢄⢅⢆⢇⣀⣁⣂⣃⣄⣅⣆⣇", // 0b1000----
+      "⢈⢉⢊⢋⢌⢍⢎⢏⣈⣉⣊⣋⣌⣍⣎⣏", // 0b1001----
+      "⢐⢑⢒⢓⢔⢕⢖⢗⣐⣑⣒⣓⣔⣕⣖⣗", // 0b1010----
+      "⢘⢙⢚⢛⢜⢝⢞⢟⣘⣙⣚⣛⣜⣝⣞⣟", // 0b1011----
+      "⢠⢡⢢⢣⢤⢥⢦⢧⣠⣡⣢⣣⣤⣥⣦⣧", // 0b1100----
+      "⢨⢩⢪⢫⢬⢭⢮⢯⣨⣩⣪⣫⣬⣭⣮⣯", // 0b1101----
+      "⢰⢱⢲⢳⢴⢵⢶⢷⣰⣱⣲⣳⣴⣵⣶⣷", // 0b1110----
+      "⢸⢹⢺⢻⢼⢽⢾⢿⣸⣹⣺⣻⣼⣽⣾⣿", // 0b1111----
     )
   }
 }