PATCH: Re: Screen refresh problem with completion messages

[Sven Wischnowsky <wischnow@informatik.hu-berlin.de>]

Bart Schaefer wrote:

> On May 7, 12:33pm, Sven Wischnowsky wrote:
> } Subject: Re: Screen refresh problem with completion messages
> }
> } This is yet another manifestation of the first bug in the BUGS file.
> } 
> } At least for the non-complist code, it actually prints all characters
> } and then outputs a CLEAREOL which removes the last character again.
> 
> What about simply emitting space-backspace when the cursor reaches the
> COLUMNS-th character?  That might have some ramifications in zle, but
> it should be completely harmless in complist.

Oh, yes.

Bye
  Sven

Index: Src/Zle/complist.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/Zle/complist.c,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.40 complist.c
--- Src/Zle/complist.c	2001/03/15 09:55:33	1.40
+++ Src/Zle/complist.c	2001/05/08 08:11:11
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@
 		    return ask;
 		}
 		col = 0;
+                fputs(" \010", shout);
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -895,8 +896,10 @@
 		    continue;
 		}
 		putc(*p, shout);
-		if ((beg = !(cc % columns)) && !stat)
+		if ((beg = !(cc % columns)) && !stat) {
 		    ml++;
+                    fputs(" \010", shout);
+                }
 		if (mscroll && beg && !--mrestlines && (ask = asklistscroll(ml))) {
 		    *stop = 1;
 		    if (stat && n)
Index: Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c,v
retrieving revision 1.24
diff -u -r1.24 zle_tricky.c
--- Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c	2001/02/28 09:12:57	1.24
+++ Src/Zle/zle_tricky.c	2001/05/08 08:11:12
@@ -1917,8 +1917,11 @@
 		l += 1 + (cc / columns);
 		cc = 0;
 	    }
-	    if (dopr)
+	    if (dopr) {
 		putc(*p, shout);
+                if (!(cc % columns))
+                    fputs(" \010", shout);
+            }
 	}
     }
     if (dopr) {

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Sven Wischnowsky                         wischnow@informatik.hu-berlin.de