Removed emojis from Write-Progress messages

Scripts/check-apps.ps1

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 try {
 	if ($IsLinux) {
-		Write-Progress "⏳ Querying installed applications..."
+		Write-Progress "Querying installed applications..."
 		$numPkgs = (apt list --installed 2>/dev/null).Count
 		$numSnaps = (snap list).Count - 1
 		Write-Progress -Completed "."
 		Write-Host "✅ $numPkgs Debian packages, $numSnaps snaps installed"
 	} else {
-		Write-Progress "⏳ Querying installed applications..."
+		Write-Progress "Querying installed applications..."
 		$Apps = Get-AppxPackage
 		Write-Progress -Completed "."
 		Write-Host "✅ $($Apps.Count) Windows apps installed, " -noNewline

Scripts/check-bios.ps1

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 try {
 	if ($IsLinux) {
-		Write-Progress "⏳ Querying BIOS details..."
+		Write-Progress "Querying BIOS details..."
 		$model = (sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name)
 		if ("$model" -ne "") {
 			$version = (sudo dmidecode -s bios-version)

Scripts/check-cpu.ps1

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function GetProcessorArchitecture {
 }
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Querying CPU status...     "
+	Write-Progress "Querying CPU status...     "
 	$status = "✅"
 	$celsius = GetProcessorTemperature
 	if ($celsius -eq 99999.9) {

Scripts/check-dns.ps1

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #>
  
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Measuring DNS resolution..."
+	Write-Progress "Measuring DNS resolution..."
 	$table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/popular-domains.csv"
 	$numRows = $table.Length
 

Scripts/check-drives.ps1

@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ function Bytes2String { param([int64]$bytes)
 }
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Querying drives..."
+	Write-Progress "Querying drives..."
 	$drives = Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem
 	$minLevel *= 1000 * 1000 * 1000
-	Write-Progress -completed "."
+	Write-Progress -completed " "
 	foreach($drive in $drives) {
 		$details = (Get-PSDrive $drive.Name)
 		if ($IsLinux) { $name = $drive.Name } else { $name = $drive.Name + ":" }

Scripts/check-smart-devices.ps1

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ function Bytes2String { param([int64]$Bytes)
 }
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (1/3) Searching for smartmontools..."
+	Write-Progress "(1/3) Searching for smartmontools..."
 	$Result = (smartctl --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'smartctl' - make sure smartmontools are installed" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (2/3) Scanning S.M.A.R.T devices..."
+	Write-Progress "(2/3) Scanning S.M.A.R.T devices..."
 	if ($IsLinux) {
 		$Devices = $(sudo smartctl --scan-open)
 	} else {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ try {
 	}
 
 	foreach($Device in $Devices) {
-		Write-Progress "⏳ (3/3) Querying S.M.A.R.T devices..."
+		Write-Progress "(3/3) Querying S.M.A.R.T devices..."
 		$Array = $Device.split(" ")
 		$Device = $Array[0]
 		if ("$Device" -eq "#") {

Scripts/count-lines-of-code.ps1

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ param([string]$path = "")
 try {
 	if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the path to the directory tree" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Counting lines of code (LOC)..."
+	Write-Progress "Counting lines.."
 	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 	$path = Resolve-Path "$path"
 

Scripts/list-coffee-prices.ps1

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function WriteHorizontalBar { param([float]$Value, [float]$Max)
 }
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Loading data from www.alphavantage.co..."
+	Write-Progress "Loading data from www.alphavantage.co..."
 	$prices = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI "https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=COFFEE&interval=monthly&apikey=demo" -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
 	Write-Progress -completed " "
 

Scripts/list-commit-stats.ps1

@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@
 param([string]$path = "$PWD")
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (1/4) Searching for Git executable..."
+	Write-Progress "(1/4) Searching for Git executable..."
 	$null = (git --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (2/4) Checking local Git repository..."
+	Write-Progress "(2/4) Checking local Git repository..."
 	if (-not(Test-Path "$path" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $path" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (3/4) Fetching updates..."
+	Write-Progress "(3/4) Fetching updates..."
 	& git -C "$path" fetch --all --quiet
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (4/4) Querying commits..."
+	Write-Progress "(4/4) Querying commits..."
 	" "
 	"Commits Author"
 	"------- ------"
-	Write-Progress -completed " "
+	Write-Progress -completed "Done."
 	git -C "$path" shortlog --summary --numbered --email --no-merges
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git shortlog' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 	exit 0 # success

Scripts/list-commits.ps1

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ try {
 	$Null = (git --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Fetching latest updates..."
+	Write-Progress "Fetching latest updates..."
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" fetch --all --quiet
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch' failed" }
-	Write-Progress -Completed " "
+	Write-Progress -Completed "Done."
 
 	if ($Format -eq "pretty") {
 		""

Scripts/list-pull-requests.ps1

@@ -16,25 +16,24 @@
 param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")
 
 try {
-        Write-Progress "⏳ (1/3) Searching for Git executable...  "
+        Write-Progress "(1/3) Searching for Git executable...  "
         $null = (git --version)
         if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
-        Write-Progress "⏳ (2/3) Checking local repository..."
+        Write-Progress "(2/3) Checking local repository..."
         if (!(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $RepoDir" }
         $RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$RepoDir").Name
 
-        Write-Progress "⏳ (3/3) Fetching latest updates..."
+        Write-Progress "(3/3) Fetching latest updates..."
         & git -C "$RepoDir" fetch --all --force --quiet
         if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch --all' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
-	Write-Progress -completed " "
+	Write-Progress -completed "Done."
 
 	" "
 	"Commit ID                                       Reference"
 	"---------                                       ---------"
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" ls-remote origin 'pull/*/head'
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git ls-remote' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
-	Write-Progress -completed " "
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
         "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/list-tags.ps1

@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@
 param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD", [string]$SearchPattern="*")
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (1/4) Searching for Git executable... "
+	Write-Progress "(1/4) Searching for Git executable... "
 	$Null = (git --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (2/4) Checking local repository... "
+	Write-Progress "(2/4) Checking local repository... "
 	if (-not(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (3/4) Fetching newer tags from remote..."
+	Write-Progress "(3/4) Fetching newer tags from remote..."
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" fetch --all --tags
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch --all --tags' failed" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (4/4) Removing obsolete local tags..."
+	Write-Progress "(4/4) Removing obsolete local tags..."
 	& git -C "$RepoDir" fetch --prune --prune-tags
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch --prune --prune-tags' failed" }
 

Scripts/list-updates.ps1

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ try {
 		"⏳ (2/2) Querying Snap updates..."
 		& sudo snap refresh --list
 	} else {
-		Write-Progress "⏳ Querying the latest updates from winget and Microsoft Store..."
+		Write-Progress "Querying the latest updates from winget and Microsoft Store..."
 		" "
 		& winget upgrade --include-unknown
-		Write-Progress -completed " "
+		Write-Progress -completed "Done."
 	}
 	"                                                       (use 'install-updates.ps1' to install the listed updates)"
 	exit 0 # success

Scripts/list-weather.ps1

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function GetWindDir { param([string]$Text)
 }
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Loading weather data from http://wttr.in ..."
+	Write-Progress "Loading weather data from http://wttr.in ..."
 	$Weather = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI http://wttr.in/${Location}?format=j1 -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
 	Write-Progress -completed "."
 	$Area = $Weather.nearest_area.areaName.value

Scripts/open-dashboards.ps1

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 #>
 
 try {
-	Write-Progress "⏳ Reading Data/popular-dashboards.csv..."
+	Write-Progress "Reading Data/popular-dashboards.csv..."
 	$table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/popular-dashboards.csv"
 	$numRows = $table.Length
-	Write-Progress -completed "."
+	Write-Progress -completed " "
 	Write-Host "✅ Launching Web browser with 20 tabs showing: " -noNewline
 	foreach($row in $table) {
 		Write-Host "$($row.NAME), " -noNewline

Scripts/write-changelog.ps1

@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")
 try {
 	[system.threading.thread]::currentthread.currentculture = [system.globalization.cultureinfo]"en-US"
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (1/6) Searching for Git executable..."
+	Write-Progress "(1/6) Searching for Git executable..."
         $null = (git --version)
         if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (2/6) Checking local repository..."
+	Write-Progress "(2/6) Checking local repository..."
         if (!(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $RepoDir" }
 	$RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$RepoDir").Name
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (3/6) Fetching the latest commits..."
+	Write-Progress "(3/6) Fetching the latest commits..."
         & git -C "$RepoDir" fetch --all --force --quiet
         if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch --all' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (4/6) Listing all Git commit messages..."
+	Write-Progress "(4/6) Listing all Git commit messages..."
 	$commits = (git -C "$RepoDir" log --boundary --pretty=oneline --pretty=format:%s | sort -u)
 
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (5/6) Sorting the Git commit messages..."
+	Write-Progress "(5/6) Sorting the Git commit messages..."
 	$new = @()
 	$fixes = @()
 	$updates = @()
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ try {
 			$various += $commit
 		}
  	}
-	Write-Progress "⏳ (6/6) Listing all contributors..."
+	Write-Progress "(6/6) Listing all contributors..."
 	$contributors = (git -C "$RepoDir" log --format='%aN' | sort -u)
 	Write-Progress -completed " "