full line clear, slower ramp (60 steps), safe ascii chars

reactor.lua

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function reactorControl()
 			if currentFlow ~= targetOutput then
 				local diff = targetOutput - currentFlow
 				local absDiff = math.abs(diff)
-				local step = math.min(absDiff, math.max(5000, absDiff / 20))
+				local step = math.min(absDiff, math.max(1000, absDiff / 60))
 				if diff > 0 then
 					local fieldPercent = math.ceil(ri.fieldStrength / ri.maxFieldStrength * 10000) * 0.01
 					if fieldPercent >= 20 then
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ function updateReactorInfo()
     local currentFlow = fluxgate.getSignalLowFlow()
     local outputText
     if currentFlow ~= targetOutput then
-        local arrow = currentFlow < targetOutput and " ▲" or " ▼"
-        outputText = f.format_int(currentFlow).." → "..f.format_int(targetOutput).." rf/t"..arrow
+        local dir = currentFlow < targetOutput and " +" or " -"
+        outputText = f.format_int(currentFlow).." > "..f.format_int(targetOutput).." rf/t"..dir
     else
         outputText = f.format_int(currentFlow).." rf/t"
     end
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ function drawUpdatedText(x, y, label, value, color, labelColor)
     local key = label
     if lastValues[key] ~= value then
         labelColor = labelColor or colors.white
-		f.draw_text_lr(mon, x, y, 3, "                    ", "                         ", colors.white, color, colors.black)
+		f.draw_line(mon, x, y, monX - x, colors.black)
         f.draw_text_lr(mon, x, y, 3, label, value, labelColor, color, colors.black)
         lastValues[key] = value
     end