From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23225 invoked from network); 15 Jan 1999 17:07:48 -0000 Received: from math.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 15 Jan 1999 17:07:48 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by math.gatech.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id MAA08410; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:06:37 -0500 (EST) Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:06:33 -0500 (EST) To: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu Path: mason From: mason@primenet.com.au (Geoff Wing) Newsgroups: lists.zsh.users Subject: Re: Xterm title changing prompt problem: HELP! Date: 15 Jan 1999 17:05:58 GMT Organization: PrimeNet Computer Consultants Message-ID: References: <369F61AC.408FF17@earthling.net> Reply-To: mason@primenet.com.au NNTP-Posting-Host: coral.primenet.com.au X-Trace: coral.primenet.com.au 916419958 23172 203.43.15.2 (15 Jan 1999 17:05:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@coral.primenet.com.au NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Jan 1999 17:05:58 GMT User-Agent: slrn/0.9.5.4 (UNIX) Resent-Message-ID: <"CQZIx3.0.p22.NMtds"@math> Resent-From: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/2025 X-Loop: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu Andrew Gallagher typed: :Geoff Wing wrote: :> Andrew Gallagher typed: :> PROMPT will overwrite the "echo -n"ed line whether it :> :is printed or not (so long as it is less than 80 chars). :> No, PROMPT will only overwrite the echo output if you have PROMPT_CR :> option set. It is set by default, so this only applies to people who :> have done ``setopt nopromptcr'' (or ``unsetopt promptcr'') either :> interactively or via startup files. :Good point, but surely you mean that it _doesn't_ apply to those who have :"setopt nopromptcr" ...? Ah, sorry, when I said "this only applies ..." I meant along the lines of "the only people who need take notice of this ..." Regards, -- Geoff Wing Mobile : 0412 162 441 Work URL: http://www.primenet.com.au/ Ego URL: http://pobox.com/~gcw/