On 2009-02-10, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 10 Feb 2009, Sitaram Chamarty wrote:
>
>> I wonder if I could ask people opinions on a trick I pulled, which is
>> basically maintain a state of the value of $SECONDS each time the user
>> is shown a bash prompt. If the value is the same as last time (meaning
>> he hit enter twice in a row very quickly), it runs the extra stuff.
>
> As you know, I am a big fan of consistency. In this light, I do not like
Actually no; I haven't been here long enough yet.
> it when I am shown something at times, and at other times not.
However, it seems to me that this discussion is about
reconciling two conflicting needs:
- some people (not all) want certain info in the prompt
- but getting that info is expensive so it shouldn't be in
the prompt *all* the time
Such a conflict might well be served by showing something
sometimes, and at other times not. A little bit of
DWIMmery, if you will...
In any case, one can always alias something to a single
letter (say "s") if one needs quick but not "in your face"
access to this info, making this whole discussion moot if it
should not be *in* the prompt.
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