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Re: esc seq in prompt

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From: Zefram <zefram@xxxxxxxx>
To: Scott Smedley <scottie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: esc seq in prompt
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 02:43:26 +0100 (BST)
Cc: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <200007130107.LAA449963@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> from Scott Smedley at "Jul 13, 2000 11:07:36 am"
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Scott Smedley wrote:
>        red=`print -nP '\e[\033[31;;1m'`

	red=$'\e[31m'

etc.  You have the \e[ part doubled, and it's more efficient to use $''.

>        export PROMPT=$green$MACHINE$color1$errno">"$color2"> "$white

	PROMPT="%{$green%}$MACHINE%{$color1%}$errno>%{$color2%}> %{$white%}"

%{ and %} must surround all parts of the prompt that don't affect the
cursor position.  Otherwise zsh has no idea how much space the prompt
will take up on the screen.

This is addressed in the FAQ, question 3.25.

-zefram

References:
- esc seq in prompt
  - From: Scott Smedley

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