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Re: Bug in RPROMPT alighnment

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From: Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Dan Neal <dan.r.neal@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: zsh-workers@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Bug in RPROMPT alighnment
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 10:32:49 +0200
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On 10/4/22, Dan Neal <dan.r.neal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When a hyperlink is included in the RPROMPT, zsh mistakenly thinks the
> RPROMPT is longer than it actually is.  This results in the RPROMPT not
> being aligned all the way to the right but floats further to the middle.
>
> A minimal .zshrc demonstrating the bug:
> ```
> RPROMPT=$(eval "echo '\e]8;;http://example.com\aThis is a link\e]8;;\a'")
> ```
>
> The hyperlink specification is here:
> https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda
>
> Please feel free to email me or cc me with any followup.

You need to use %{ and %} around non-printable escape sequences in your prompt.

-- 
Mikael Magnusson

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Bug in RPROMPT alighnment
  - From: Bart Schaefer

References:
- Bug in RPROMPT alighnment
  - From: Dan Neal

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