problem with my term and Misc/colors

problem with my term and Misc/colors

[Han Boetes]

Hi,

I found a problem with the colors package:

For example I type:

~% cd /[tab]

Then get a litteral tab as well and it looks like: Note the second
instance of cd /

~% cd /         cd /
directory
.systrace/   bin/         etc/         kern/


Here is a fix:

--- colors.orig       2004-08-10 15:31:19.480393544 +0200
+++ colors      2004-08-10 15:32:39.018301944 +0200
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 
 # The following are terminal escape sequences used by colored prompt
 themes.
 
-local lc=$'\e[' rc=m   # Standard ANSI terminal escape values
+#local lc=$'\e[' rc=m  # Standard ANSI terminal escape values
+local lc=$'%{\e[' rc='m%}'     # Standard ANSI terminal escape values
 
 typeset -Hg reset_color bold_color
 reset_color="$lc${color[none]}$rc"



# Han
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Re: problem with my term and Misc/colors

[Bart Schaefer]

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, Han Boetes wrote:

> I found a problem with the colors package

Based on the change you made, I'd say it was a problem with your $PS1
setting, not with the colors package.

> Here is a fix:
> 
> +++ colors      2004-08-10 15:32:39.018301944 +0200
> @@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
> +local lc=$'%{\e[' rc='m%}'     # Standard ANSI terminal escape values

This is definitely not correct.  The color values set up by the colors 
package are meant to be used in a number of places other than prompts 
(despite the comment to the effect that prompt themse use them).  If you 
use the color values in your prompt, you should use the %{ and %} around 
them, but the prompt delimiters do not belong in the colors package.