From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15163 invoked from network); 21 Jan 2008 18:17:17 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) 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=3.2.4 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 21 Jan 2008 18:17:17 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 85468 invoked from network); 21 Jan 2008 18:17:08 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 21 Jan 2008 18:17:08 -0000 Received: (qmail 11155 invoked by alias); 21 Jan 2008 18:17:05 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 24419 Received: (qmail 11143 invoked from network); 21 Jan 2008 18:17:05 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 21 Jan 2008 18:17:05 -0000 Received: from virusfilter.dotsrc.org (bifrost [127.0.0.1]) by spamfilter.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E07FB8058F58 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:16:50 +0100 (CET) Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net (vms044pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.44]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:16:50 +0100 (CET) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com ([71.121.18.67]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JV000H9KAS2PXC0@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:16:51 -0600 (CST) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m0LIGn0H014118 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:16:50 -0800 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id m0LIGneT014117 for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:16:49 -0800 Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:16:49 -0800 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: Unicode problem In-reply-to: <200801211445.m0LEjLS7029582@news01.csr.com> To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Message-id: <080121101649.ZM14116@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <20080117120932.4458d35a@news01> <200801211415.m0LEFbbU017355@news01.csr.com> <237967ef0801210629t201392a6h4d28fe80fcb5ab44@mail.gmail.com> <200801211445.m0LEjLS7029582@news01.csr.com> Comments: In reply to Peter Stephenson "Re: Unicode problem" (Jan 21, 2:45pm) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP On Jan 21, 2:45pm, Peter Stephenson wrote: } } We could do a nasty hack so that characters whose width is zero are } treated the same way as non-printable characters, I suppose. In prompts, wouldn't it be sufficient for a zero-width character to behave as if it had been written with %{ %} around it? (Of course that could still get all sorts of messy with PROMPT_SUBST if the value of a variable contains a zero-width character.) In the line editor I'm not so sure. Treating it like a non-printable character seems like a good first step.