Re: In Vi mode, show whether "insert" or "command" state is active

[Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 22,  9:44pm, ZyX wrote:
}
} [...]  I think it may be adding as a question issued by
} zsh-newuser-install when user selects Vi keymap, but behaviour when
} `zsh -f` is run or when .zshrc exists because I am pretty sure that in
} the first case some tests rely on it and in the second case chances
} that user has already configured what he needs is higher then chances
} that he has failed to find the solution.
} 
} And this should be changed prompt/rprompt, not changing cursor because
} changing cursor shape is less likely to work.

Then perhaps there should be a prompt escape for the keymap?  The letters
'z' and 'Z' are not yet taken.  (I hate requiring PROMPT_SUBST.)

Minimally:

diff --git a/Src/prompt.c b/Src/prompt.c
index 3552575..ef27699 100644
--- a/Src/prompt.c
+++ b/Src/prompt.c
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ putpromptchar(int doprint, int endchar, unsigned int *txtchangep)
 			    test = 1;
 		    }
 		    break;
+		case 'z':
+		    if ((ss = getsparam("KEYMAP")))
+			test = !!strcmp(ss, "main");
+		    break;
 		case '_':
 		    test = (cmdsp >= arg);
 		    break;
@@ -854,6 +858,14 @@ putpromptchar(int doprint, int endchar, unsigned int *txtchangep)
 		    promptpath(scriptfilename ? scriptfilename : argzero,
 			       arg, 0);
 		break;
+	    case 'z':
+		if ((ss = getsparam("KEYMAP")))
+		    stradd(ss);
+		break;
+	    case 'Z':
+		if ((ss = getsparam("ZLE_STATE")))
+		    stradd(ss);
+		break;
 	    case '\0':
 		return 0;
 	    case Meta:


This still requires one to write

zle-keymap-select() { zle reset-prompt }
zle -N zle-keymap-select

because the ZLE parameter set is only installed for user-defined widgets.

There's probably something more clever that could be done, particualarly
with ZLE_STATE and with the conditional.  The above is just an example.

Incidentally you have to "fix" the keymap name etc. in zle-line-init as
well as in zle-keymap-select.  Maybe zle-keymap-select should be called
just before (after?) zle-line-init, since the keymap is initialized at
that time.