Re: PATCH: PROMPT_SP

[Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 23,  9:53am, Wayne Davison wrote:
} Subject: Re: PATCH: PROMPT_SP
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} One way to deal with that would be to output some
} characters other than spaces that would only become visible when zsh
} makes a partial line visible.

What happens when THOSE characters cause the line to wrap?  You don't
know how many RI to emit (COLUMNS-7 is definitely wrong in your
example).  You can only do this right if you manage to do it with a
single character.

} Subject: Re: PATCH: PROMPT_SP
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} I made the text bold too (if possible) and switched to using print
} with prompt expansion.

I was going to suggest that.  Perhaps '%B%S$%s%b' would do it, as long
as the user doesn't have promptsubst set; hrm.