From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from primenet.com.au (ns1.primenet.com.au [203.24.36.2]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id da402cd7 for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:59:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 17477 invoked by alias); 19 Jun 2019 14:59:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Workers List List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: X-Seq: 44434 Received: (qmail 16198 invoked by uid 1010); 19 Jun 2019 14:59:16 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from mail-lf1-f49.google.com by f.primenet.com.au (envelope-from , uid 7791) with qmail-scanner-2.11 (clamdscan: 0.101.2/25482. spamassassin: 3.4.2. Clear:RC:0(209.85.167.49):SA:0(-1.9/5.0):. Processed in 1.525156 secs); 19 Jun 2019 14:59:16 -0000 X-Envelope-From: schaefer@brasslantern.com X-Qmail-Scanner-Mime-Attachments: | X-Qmail-Scanner-Zip-Files: | Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at _netblocks.google.com designates 209.85.167.49 as permitted sender) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=brasslantern-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=kyLFfx8/j5YqXIjk+eqgE9Y7tPtI16Juv7j+ghh61jQ=; b=OVv1dGlBwFhrE42aU0nHAcbXdsNAs0mLCECyk/ZuzBtn0VFg9ixrIbIRiawUcjM04a iin7Emxs6xxwzaQhHanEpGsuWGOEYMMarjl07E0YFUQUH4tqIf17Muo/Dp6yPFYOeycK DLy1tEHUdbla4HT41ejJc3kaDsNNz9QfH14/8xVOl9Rv3YfYcy2wCy4IyKTBwAv+cJci mkHNi85DQP3t5U7NWTk5ZaZX5KYCsoBdoGZ+txX/akI7mPIT3Zn0Iaa0Xwgvadek6gX+ 5rPQXtG3G3mkseEGRE3XXSrW7YIwOdldBaypuVtxkxFUnK9GpCWzrqluDtdsDnqDLrMO 7iAQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=kyLFfx8/j5YqXIjk+eqgE9Y7tPtI16Juv7j+ghh61jQ=; b=e1WuU8kgvP4Uvp8Dg85/2LTigeU8iNu8eriNP8T9KOo68gPlLlfVU/KFpHAw1YeF3H bjOejCNxqzuhRepp+8yC7lq9Z2kXBuMK+yThhnZ+NaHSo80owdlCxUCBYWOEQ1sY7VoH +hUi1SSNAqBHm2iJ4+HI6Ch6V8br90Bya6CtbKZ9wNa5Ay+9fdhbD4VV9GM++KnJyxHw 46EOqhLizRcVwZWWIKSeYGLA2evn5OqjDyCF5JCVzrjWbWq+eICOG0+bWM0As2WvGoEp KLEweAqjL7bHm95NXGpnPCZSuWYEW0jNbdo5NWbxrZH4CRpEYJ2wndi2eefbZ+ed9Jyu J4Hg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAX3zfvgYJAETxoWDe4oHpnEYxXzcOGbz+iWBzb+23r9C4tNQ8AH PtVKbyE/nwLdYFK84XQJ9byWHrXcOZ494QzbZBxF7g== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwalhpXgyyJDDU4SyVMyrEDYbtw7WJNDsRg/SsUFVPmahlxd47wx0bjCuKHS4nOO2lbqhAReJa45GXMPtRmyzo= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:43bb:: with SMTP id t27mr41696981lfl.187.1560956320190; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:58:40 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1560941762.23478.2.camel@samsung.com> In-Reply-To: From: Bart Schaefer Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:58:28 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: PATCH: several bug fixes in countprompt To: Roman Perepelitsa Cc: Peter Stephenson , Zsh hackers list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 7:45 AM Roman Perepelitsa wrote: > > 3. There are two ways terminals > handle tabs that don't fit on the line. Sounds as though we should either: -- document that using a tab character in your prompt is not advisable, or -- always convert tabs to spaces before emitting the prompt The latter suffers from a need to understand tab stop positions, which is going to be ugly no matter how it is approached.