From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9043 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2005 15:13:00 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 8 Apr 2005 15:13:00 -0000 Received: (qmail 1882 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2005 15:12:54 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 8 Apr 2005 15:12:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 21041 invoked by alias); 8 Apr 2005 15:12:46 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 21121 Received: (qmail 20840 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2005 15:12:39 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 8 Apr 2005 15:12:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 776 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2005 15:12:39 -0000 Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net (206.46.252.46) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 8 Apr 2005 15:12:35 -0000 Received: from candle.brasslantern.com ([4.11.1.68]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IEM00FCZVKM9L7E@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 10:12:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: from candle.brasslantern.com (IDENT:schaefer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by candle.brasslantern.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j38FCLLS019096 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:12:22 -0700 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by candle.brasslantern.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id j38FCLip019095 for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 08:12:21 -0700 Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:12:21 +0000 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: Zsh clears prompt line. Feature or bug? In-reply-to: <5550.1112958038@trentino.groupinfra.com> To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Message-id: <1050408151221.ZM19094@candle.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Z-Mail (5.0.0 30July97) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <1dc4e3890504061159601fb049@mail.gmail.com> <20050407172756.GA16416@DervishD> <1dc4e38905040711017a63b0ba@mail.gmail.com> <20050407181536.GD16712@DervishD> <1050407225513.ZM17729@candle.brasslantern.com> <4374.1112949824@trentino.groupinfra.com> <1050408100927.ZM18483@candle.brasslantern.com> <5550.1112958038@trentino.groupinfra.com> Comments: In reply to Oliver Kiddle "Re: Zsh clears prompt line. Feature or bug?" (Apr 8, 1:00pm) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 on a.mx.sunsite.dk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=6.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Hits: -2.6 On Apr 8, 1:00pm, Oliver Kiddle wrote: } } > } That's 80 spaces, save cursor position, 80 backspaces, restore cursor. } > } > Doesn't work for me. } } Sorry, it looks like I made a bit of a mess of this when trying to } simplify it. My original used $terminfo. Does that mean that with $terminfo you were able to employ a destructive backspace? As I said, for me \b isn't destructive, at least not in the sense of making it impossible to mouse-select previously-printed spaces. The next complaint, of course, is going to be that zsh clobbers the word "RIGHT" in the following: zsh% echo -n "${(l.COLUMNS-6.. .)}RIGHT\015LEFT"