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Re: PATCH: scrolling completion lists (was: Re: Questions)

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From: Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Zsh hackers list)
Subject: Re: PATCH: scrolling completion lists (was: Re: Questions)
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:47:16 +0100
In-reply-to: "Your message of Tue, 18 Apr 2000 11:32:45 +0200." <200004180932.LAA19675@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> 
> Peter Stephenson wrote:
> 
> > Some other minor comments on scrolling, which I'm not suggesting any
> > immediate action on:
> > 
> > - the %l in list-prompt adds some spaces after it, so a message like
> >   `listing completions at %l, space to scroll'
> >   looks a little messy
> 
> Right (%m does the same). I was torn in two here... if you have a
> select-prompt like
> 
>   'Match %m  Line %l  %p'
> 
> I think it is nice that the `Line...' doesn't move back and forth when 
> moving from match number 9 to number 10 or something like that.

You could have %M, %L and %P do the current form of alignment, %m, %l and
%p not, which would save any extra parsing.

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cambridge Silicon Radio, Unit 300, Science Park, Milton Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0XL, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070

References:
- Re: PATCH: scrolling completion lists (was: Re: Questions)
  - From: Sven Wischnowsky

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