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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo index 048cba576..fb6f508a0 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo @@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ execute the binding. This timeout is defined by the tt(KEYTIMEOUT) parameter; its default is 0.4 sec. There is no timeout if the prefix string is not itself bound to a command. +The key timeout is also applied when ZLE is reading the bytes from a +multibyte character string when it is in the appropriate mode. (This +requires that the shell was compiled with multibyte mode enabled; typically +also the locale has characters with the UTF-8 encoding, although any +multibyte encoding known to the operating system is supported.) If the +second or a subsequent byte is not read within the timeout period, the +shell acts as if tt(?) were typed and resets the input state. + As well as ZLE commands, key sequences can be bound to other strings, by using `tt(bindkey -s)'. When such a sequence is read, the replacement string is pushed back as input, @@ -474,7 +482,7 @@ if the remote side has closed the connection; we handle that by testing for a failed read. example(if ztcp pwspc 2811; then tcpfd=$REPLY - handler() { + handler+LPAR()RPAR() { zle -I local line if ! read -r line <&$1; then @@ -755,8 +763,8 @@ enditem() subsect(Special Widget) -There is one user-defined widget which is special to the shell. -If it does not exist, no special action is taken. The environment +There are a few user-defined widgets which are special to the shell. +If they do not exist, no special action is taken. The environment provided is identical to that for any other editing widget. startitem() @@ -766,12 +774,25 @@ Executed every time the line editor is started to read a new line of input. The following example puts the line editor into vi command mode when it starts up. -example(zle-line-init() { zle -K vicmd; } +example(zle-line-init+LPAR()RPAR() { zle -K vicmd; } zle -N zle-line-init) (The command inside the function sets the keymap directly; it is equivalent to tt(zle vi-cmd-mode).) ) +tindex(zle-keymap-select) +item(tt(zle-keymap-select))( +Executed every time the keymap changes, i.e. the special parameter +tt(KEYMAP) is set to a different value, while the line editor is active. +Initialising the keymap when the line editor starts does not cause the +widget to be called. + +The value tt($KEYMAP) within the function reflects the new keymap. The +old keymap is passed as the sole argument. + +This can been used for detecting switches between the vi command +(tt(vicmd)) and insert (usually tt(main)) keymaps. +) enditem() sect(Standard Widgets) @@ -1511,6 +1532,23 @@ Inside a widget function, if passed an argument, i.e. `tt(zle universal-argument) var(num)', the numerical argument will be set to var(num); this is equivalent to `tt(NUMERIC=)var(num)'. ) +tindex(argument-base) +item(tt(argument-base))( +Use the existing numeric argument as a numeric base, which must be in the +range 2 to 36 inclusive. Subsequent use of tt(digit-argument) and +tt(universal-argument) will input a new prefix in the given base. +The usual hexadecimal convention is used: the letter tt(a) or tt(A) +corresponds to 10, and so on. Arguments in bases requiring digits from 10 +upwards are more conveniently input with tt(universal-argument), since +tt(ESC-a) etc. are not usually bound to tt(digit-argument). + +The function can be used with a command argument inside a user-defined +widget. The following code sets the base to 16 and lets the user input a +hexadecimal argument until a key out of the digit range is typed: + +example(zle argument-base 16 +zle universal-argument) +) enditem() texinode(Completion)(Miscellaneous)(Arguments)(Zle Widgets) subsect(Completion) @@ -1738,7 +1776,7 @@ the command line or key bindings temporarily. The following widget, tt(caps-lock), serves as an example. -example(self-insert-ucase() { +example(self-insert-ucase+LPAR()RPAR() { LBUFFER+=${(U)KEYS[-1]} } |