From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8257 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2005 10:32:26 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 18 Jul 2005 10:32:26 -0000 Received: (qmail 64032 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2005 10:32:20 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 18 Jul 2005 10:32:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 25860 invoked by alias); 18 Jul 2005 10:32:18 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 21490 Received: (qmail 25851 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2005 10:32:17 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 18 Jul 2005 10:32:17 -0000 Received: (qmail 63741 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2005 10:32:17 -0000 Received: from mailhost1.csr.com (HELO MAILSWEEPER01.csr.com) (81.105.217.43) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 18 Jul 2005 10:32:13 -0000 Received: from exchange03.csr.com (unverified [10.100.137.60]) by MAILSWEEPER01.csr.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.12) with ESMTP id for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:30:10 +0100 Received: from news01.csr.com ([10.103.143.38]) by exchange03.csr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:34:08 +0100 Received: from news01.csr.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by news01.csr.com (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j6IAWB0W022523 for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:32:11 +0100 Received: from csr.com (pws@localhost) by news01.csr.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id j6IAWB4q022520 for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:32:11 +0100 Message-Id: <200507181032.j6IAWB4q022520@news01.csr.com> X-Authentication-Warning: news01.csr.com: pws owned process doing -bs To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk (Zsh hackers list) Subject: Re: PATCH: PROMPT_SP In-reply-to: <20050716195612.GA11575@blorf.net> References: <20050714182506.GB11296@blorf.net> <20050715175551.GA29713@blorf.net> <1050716160634.ZM31049@candle.brasslantern.com> <20050716195612.GA11575@blorf.net> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:32:11 +0100 From: Peter Stephenson X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Jul 2005 10:34:08.0696 (UTC) FILETIME=[3AB74380:01C58B84] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 Here's an update to the FAQ entry. Index: Etc/FAQ.yo =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Etc/FAQ.yo,v retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.18 FAQ.yo --- Etc/FAQ.yo 17 May 2005 01:24:24 -0000 1.18 +++ Etc/FAQ.yo 18 Jul 2005 10:31:10 -0000 @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ whenman(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3))\ whenms(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3))\ whensgml(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3))) -myreport(Z-Shell Frequently-Asked Questions)(Peter Stephenson)(2005/01/11) +myreport(Z-Shell Frequently-Asked Questions)(Peter Stephenson)(2005/07/18) COMMENT(-- the following are for Usenet and must appear first)\ description(\ mydit(Archive-Name:) unix-faq/shell/zsh -mydit(Last-Modified:) 2005/01/11 +mydit(Last-Modified:) 2005/07/18 mydit(Submitted-By:) email(pws@pwstephenson.fsnet.co.uk (Peter Stephenson)) mydit(Posting-Frequency:) Monthly mydit(Copyright:) (C) P.W. Stephenson, 1995--2005 (see end of document) @@ -1671,6 +1671,11 @@ One final alternative is to put a newline in your prompt -- see question link(3.13)(313) for that. + Version 3.0 of zsh includes a workaround: if the tt(PROMPT_SP) option + is set, as it is by default, the shell will try to move the cursor to the + start of the next screen line. This requires some support from the + terminal which is available in most recent terminal emulators. + sect(What's wrong with cut and paste on my xterm?) -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR PLC, Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road Cambridge, CB4 0WZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070 ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. **********************************************************************