Re: TerminalView position and text of prompt

[BB <adamnt42@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 16/4/24 9:01 pm, Bruce Steers wrote:
> Is there a simple way to find where the prompt begins in a terminal 
> and what it is?
>
> Ie, Line and Column.
>
> Something i am finding useful with a terminalview is to be able to get 
> the current command line (the command currently being typed at the 
> prompt.)
>
> I am using the String i "expect" the prompt to be and searching the 
> terminalview.text for the first occurrence of "Username:Path$ " 
> ("bonus:~$ ")
>
> I have imported the gb.form.terminal component into my program so can 
> access any part of the source not just the api. are there any 
> variables in the source that specify where the prompt begins/ends and 
> the command line starts?
>
> I am making something similar to gambas "Snippets" to 
> insert/manipulate text but for a terminalview.
>
> I am finding this very possible , The Achilles heel is my code for 
> finding the prompt end/command line start. I do not like/trust the 
> code and need a more reliable method.
>
> Respects
> BruceS
Who put the prompt there in the first place?

(Just thinking about how terminals worked in the day 😁)

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