From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23915 invoked from network); 4 Nov 2007 01:31:22 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 4 Nov 2007 01:31:22 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 29532 invoked from network); 4 Nov 2007 01:31:16 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Nov 2007 01:31:16 -0000 Received: (qmail 10278 invoked by alias); 4 Nov 2007 01:31:05 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 12182 Received: (qmail 10262 invoked from network); 4 Nov 2007 01:31:04 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Nov 2007 01:31:04 -0000 Received: (qmail 28355 invoked from network); 4 Nov 2007 01:31:04 -0000 Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net (206.46.252.46) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Nov 2007 01:30:57 -0000 Received: from torch.brasslantern.com ([71.116.71.62]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JQY00FJ0K7B2Z30@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:30:48 -0500 (CDT) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lA41UkEV008390 for ; Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:30:46 -0700 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id lA41UcOh008389 for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:30:38 -0700 Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:30:38 -0700 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: since 4.3.4, artifact-appearance at prompt In-reply-to: <20071103234335.GB10499@panix.com> To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Message-id: <071103183038.ZM8388@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <20071103234335.GB10499@panix.com> Comments: In reply to Russell Hoover "since 4.3.4, artifact-appearance at prompt" (Nov 3, 7:43pm) On Nov 3, 7:43pm, Russell Hoover wrote: } Subject: since 4.3.4, artifact-appearance at prompt } } If, at my zsh prompt, I hit return several times quickly (to repeat the } appearance of the prompt for several lines in a row), such that sometimes } a blank line appears before the prompt does, I always now get, at the } leftmost column of the blank line, the appearance of a percent-sign } backgrounded in orange. You're witnessing effects of the new PROMPT_SP option, apparently combined either with some race condition on echoing the newlines you're typing, or with an odd right-margin line-wrap behavior of your terminal emulator.