[On 26 Aug, @18:18, Bart Schaefer wrote in "Re: previous cmd in RPS1 ..."]
> On Aug 26, 11:36am, Miek Gieben wrote:
> }
> } It there any way to make zsh /not/ to parse my previous cmd but
> } just show it as is?
> 
> Use the psvar array and the %v prompt replacement.
> 
> psvar=( $history[$[${(%):-%h}-1]] )
> RPS1="$RPSL%$MAXMID<... <%v$RPSR"

nice! This works. Never heard of psvar, but it seems to do the trick.
(now that I now about psvar, this msg also explains it:
http://www.zsh.org/mla/users/2005/msg00860.html) (also from you :) )

Thanks,

grtz Miek