Re: TerminalView position and text of prompt

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 14:15, Benoît Minisini <
benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Le 16/04/2024 à 15:03, Bruce Steers a écrit :
> >
> > So i just need to know reliably where exactly the PS1 prompt ends and
> > the command begins.
> >
> > If possible, If somewhere in the terminalview code this place is known?
> > Or if from the codes perspective that position is all handled by the
> > running shell so it's irrelevant/unknown.
> >
> > Respects
> > BruceS
> >
>
> I think there is no reliable way to detect a prompt:
>
> - The shell knows what the prompt is, and when it will be printed to the
> terminal. But it cannot know how exactly it will be drawn inside the
> terminal.
>
> - The terminal knows how things are drawn. But it has no way to know
> what is a prompt, and what is not a prompt.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Benoît Minisini.

Thank you Ben , i feared as much.

Respects
BruceS