Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > When the prompt command mode was introduced in 1bfc51ac81 (Allow > __git_ps1 to be used in PROMPT_COMMAND, 2012-10-10) the assumption was > that it was necessary in order to properly add colors to PS1 in bash, > but this wasn't true. > > It's true that the \[ \] markers add the information needed to properly > calculate the width of the prompt, and they have to be added directly to > PS1, a function returning them doesn't work. > > But that is because bash coverts the \[ \] markers in PS1 to \001 \002, > which is what readline ultimately needs in order to calculate the width. > > We don't need bash to do this conversion, we can use \001 \002 > ourselves, and then the prompt command mode is not necessary to display > colors. > > This is what functions returning colors are supposed to do [1]. > > [1] http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/053 > > Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh | 19 +++++++------------ > t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh | 8 ++++---- > 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) Comments from those who use colored prompt and who are familiar with the mechansim used to implement this? As I do not use the feature at all and haven't been following it, seeing independent support would help the topic. Thanks. > diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh > index 57972c2845..76ee4ab1e5 100644 > --- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh > +++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh > @@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ > # > # If you would like a colored hint about the current dirty state, set > # GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS to a nonempty value. The colors are based on > -# the colored output of "git status -sb" and are available only when > -# using __git_ps1 for PROMPT_COMMAND or precmd in Bash, > -# but always available in Zsh. > +# the colored output of "git status -sb". > # > # If you would like __git_ps1 to do nothing in the case when the current > # directory is set up to be ignored by git, then set > @@ -259,12 +257,12 @@ __git_ps1_colorize_gitstring () > local c_lblue='%F{blue}' > local c_clear='%f' > else > - # Using \[ and \] around colors is necessary to prevent > + # Using \001 and \002 around colors is necessary to prevent > # issues with command line editing/browsing/completion! > - local c_red='\[\e[31m\]' > - local c_green='\[\e[32m\]' > - local c_lblue='\[\e[1;34m\]' > - local c_clear='\[\e[0m\]' > + local c_red=$'\001\e[31m\002' > + local c_green=$'\001\e[32m\002' > + local c_lblue=$'\001\e[1;34m\002' > + local c_clear=$'\001\e[0m\002' > fi > local bad_color=$c_red > local ok_color=$c_green > @@ -574,11 +572,8 @@ __git_ps1 () > b="\${__git_ps1_branch_name}" > fi > > - # NO color option unless in PROMPT_COMMAND mode or it's Zsh > if [ -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS-}" ]; then > - if [ $pcmode = yes ] || [ -n "${ZSH_VERSION-}" ]; then > - __git_ps1_colorize_gitstring > - fi > + __git_ps1_colorize_gitstring > fi > > local f="$h$w$i$s$u$p" > diff --git a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh > index d459fae655..d667dda654 100755 > --- a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh > +++ b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh > @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME > . "$GIT_BUILD_DIR/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh" > > actual="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/actual" > -c_red='\\[\\e[31m\\]' > -c_green='\\[\\e[32m\\]' > -c_lblue='\\[\\e[1;34m\\]' > -c_clear='\\[\\e[0m\\]' > +c_red='\001\e[31m\002' > +c_green='\001\e[32m\002' > +c_lblue='\001\e[1;34m\002' > +c_clear='\001\e[0m\002' > > test_expect_success 'setup for prompt tests' ' > git init otherrepo &&
