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authorPeter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net>2005-07-18 10:40:36 +0000
committerPeter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net>2005-07-18 10:40:36 +0000
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21490: Update FAQ to reflect PROMPT_SP option
-rw-r--r--ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--Etc/FAQ.yo9
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3d6b7af27..9cd83f2ca 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-07-18  Peter Stephenson  <pws@csr.com>
+
+	* 21490: Etc/FAQ.yo: update FAQ to reflect 21464.
+
 2005-07-16  Doug Kearns  <djkea2@gus.gscit.monash.edu.au>
 
 	* unposted: Completion/Unix/Command/_python: escape colons in -W option
diff --git a/Etc/FAQ.yo b/Etc/FAQ.yo
index 98170b1df..90e700d4f 100644
--- a/Etc/FAQ.yo
+++ b/Etc/FAQ.yo
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ whenlatex(report(ARG1)(ARG2)(ARG3))\
 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@pwstephenson.fsnet.co.uk (Peter Stephenson))
 mydit(Posting-Frequency:) Monthly
 mydit(Copyright:) (C) P.W. Stephenson, 1995--2005 (see end of document)
@@ -1671,6 +1671,11 @@ sect(How do I prevent the prompt overwriting output when there is no newline?)
   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?)