From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26993 invoked from network); 4 Aug 2005 00:27:47 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 4 Aug 2005 00:27:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 72766 invoked from network); 4 Aug 2005 00:27:41 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Aug 2005 00:27:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 12585 invoked by alias); 4 Aug 2005 00:27:31 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 9222 Received: (qmail 12568 invoked from network); 4 Aug 2005 00:27:29 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Aug 2005 00:27:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 71561 invoked from network); 4 Aug 2005 00:27:29 -0000 Received: from dsl3-63-249-88-2.cruzio.com (HELO dot.blorf.net) (63.249.88.2) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Aug 2005 00:27:25 -0000 Received: by dot.blorf.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1B1FB2E3E; Wed, 3 Aug 2005 17:27:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 17:27:24 -0700 From: Wayne Davison To: Deliverable Mail Cc: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: complete paths after non-space Message-ID: <20050804002724.GB8224@blorf.net> References: <7c737f3005080216113bd158da@mail.gmail.com> <200508031854.j73IsdnN006237@news01.csr.com> <7c737f3005080316242b83bd5e@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7c737f3005080316242b83bd5e@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 04:24:12PM -0700, Deliverable Mail wrote: > Also for in-line ^r, bash's behavior is quite normal I consider bash's solution sub-optimal -- replacing the command-prompt with the search prompt (which tends to bump the line over one direction or another) and then continuing to slide the line around for every character typed -- it just seems much nicer to me to put the prompt down below (which is also more like it would be in an actual Emacs editor). > Same goes for opening a bunch of stuff for completion under the line Yes, exactly the same. :-) What I like about the zsh way is that the completion items don't get left to clutter the screen after you're done creating the command. With bash, you can end up scrolling all the prior output off the screen after just a few completion listings, whereas zsh continues to update the completions under the prompt, and then removes them when it is all done. Of course, you can choose to turn this off via "unsetopt alwayslastprompt", but I'd suggest giving the zsh way a chance first -- I think you're experiencing a natural "that's not the way I'm used to it working" reaction, but if you give it some time, you may discover you like the zsh way better. ..wayne..