X-Git-Url: https://git.ucc.asn.au/?p=uccvend-vendserver.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=VendServer%2FVendingMachine.py;fp=VendServer%2FVendingMachine.py;h=72cec3dce2c63ba5be54f2a0f880a7507fa4f2c7;hp=4f4b674df4440919adbd64041b1e8015831a5f0d;hb=87f1523daa4745e91c2f199869c80424d30b4c02;hpb=4fa885832355d6e46f959c013cb8e1b729a96786

diff --git a/VendServer/VendingMachine.py b/VendServer/VendingMachine.py
index 4f4b674..72cec3d 100644
--- a/VendServer/VendingMachine.py
+++ b/VendServer/VendingMachine.py
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ class VendingMachine:
 		return (code == '501', code, string)
 
 	def display(self, string):
-		if len(string) > 10:
-			string = string[0:10]
-		self.wfh.write('D'+string+'\n')
+		# display first ten characters of string, left aligned
+		self.wfh.write('D%-10.10s\n' % string)
+
 		(code, string) = self.get_response()
 		return (code == '300', code, string)