Re: PATCH: PROMPT_SP

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

Here's an update to the FAQ entry.

Index: Etc/FAQ.yo
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RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Etc/FAQ.yo,v
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.18 FAQ.yo
--- Etc/FAQ.yo	17 May 2005 01:24:24 -0000	1.18
+++ Etc/FAQ.yo	18 Jul 2005 10:31:10 -0000
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
 whenman(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3))\
 whenms(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3))\
 whensgml(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3)))
-myreport(Z-Shell Frequently-Asked Questions)(Peter Stephenson)(2005/01/11)
+myreport(Z-Shell Frequently-Asked Questions)(Peter Stephenson)(2005/07/18)
 COMMENT(-- the following are for Usenet and must appear first)\
 description(\
 mydit(Archive-Name:) unix-faq/shell/zsh
-mydit(Last-Modified:) 2005/01/11
+mydit(Last-Modified:) 2005/07/18
 mydit(Submitted-By:) email(pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Peter Stephenson))
 mydit(Posting-Frequency:) Monthly
 mydit(Copyright:) (C) P.W. Stephenson, 1995--2005 (see end of document)
@@ -1671,6 +1671,11 @@
   One final alternative is to put a newline in your prompt -- see question
   link(3.13)(313) for that.
 
+  Version 3.0 of zsh includes a workaround: if the tt(PROMPT_SP) option
+  is set, as it is by default, the shell will try to move the cursor to the
+  start of the next screen line.  This requires some support from the
+  terminal which is available in most recent terminal emulators.
+
 
 sect(What's wrong with cut and paste on my xterm?)
 

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Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
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