Fixing what described on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:32:13 +0400 in <16k64g20tu.fsf(a)mo.msk.ru&gt; (<comint loses prompt boundary>) in emacs cvs head (as of 2006-11-23) as follows. This also makes comint, shell conform to documentation as suggested in <87slflasys.fsf(a)mo.msk.ru&gt;. Cc-ing to Jerry James, <xemacs-beta> since the broken code from emacs was merged into xemacs packages `comint.el' revision 1.14 of 2006/05/25 02:49:47 +0, and they were among recipients of the original report. lisp/ChangeLog * comint.el (comint-line-beginning-position): Fix undocumented dependency on `inhibit-field-text-motion' value: do the same regardless of how this user option is set. etc/ChangeLog * NEWS (Fixed to respects fields): New. (Comint changes): In here. --- lisp/comint.el 2006-11-23 15:55:54.000000000 +0300 +++ lisp/comint.el 2006-12-07 02:53:38.794286184 +0300 ＠＠ -1953,7 +1953,8 ＠＠ ;; if there are two fields on a line, then the first one is the ;; prompt, and the second one is an input field, and is front-sticky ;; (as input fields should be). - (constrain-to-field (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position)))) + (let ((inhibit-field-text-motion nil)) + (constrain-to-field (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position))))) (defun comint-bol (&optional arg) "Go to the beginning of line, then skip past the prompt, if any. --- etc/NEWS 2006-11-23 15:55:51.000000000 +0300 +++ etc/NEWS 2006-12-07 05:10:21.731250216 +0300 ＠＠ -21,6 +21,39 ＠＠ so we will look at it and add it to the manual.  +* Incompatible Editing Changes in local gin branch. + +** Fixed comint commands to respect fields. + +As described in <Fixed `comint-line-beginning-position' to respects +fields> section. This includes, but not limited to `comint-bol', +`comint-insert-previous-argument', `comint-backward-matching-input', +`comint-bol-or-process-mark', `comint-previous-matching-input', +`comint-send-input', `comint-copy-old-input', +`shell-backward-command', `shell-dynamic-complete-command' (including +inside `comint-dynamic-complete' in Shell mode). + + +* Incompatible Lisp Changes in local gin branch. + +** Fixed `comint-line-beginning-position' to respect fields. + +As controlled by `inhibit-field-text-motion'. This fixed myriads of +other functions and commands that depend on it and that rely on it to +always do so, regardless of `inhibit-field-text-motion' user option, +at least when `comint-use-prompt-regexp' is `nil'. Partial list of +these commands is in <Fixed comint commands to respects fields> +section. However, other code certainly may rely on old behavior. +Have not seen such a code to date. + +Introduced in upstream just after addition of (extant) field +implementation of 2000-01-01. + +Other non- interactive functions calling it include +`comint-replace-by-expanded-history-before-point', +`comint-get-old-input-default'. + + * Installation Changes in Emacs 22.1 --- ＠＠ -1461,6 +1494,37 ＠＠ that need to know whether they are started inside Emacs should check INSIDE_EMACS instead of EMACS. +*** Fixed to respects fields. + +As controlled by `inhibit-field-text-motion'. As bug fix, certainly +incompatible with buggy behavior. + +**** Lisp changes. + +The core change is in `comint-line-beginning-position'. This fixed +myriads of other functions and commands that depend on it and that +rely on it to always do so, regardless of `inhibit-field-text-motion' +user option, at least when `comint-use-prompt-regexp' is `nil'. +Partial list of these commands is in <Editing changes> section. +However, other code certainly may rely on old behavior. Have not seen +such a code to date. + +Introduced in upstream emacs just after addition of (extant) field +implementation of 2000-01-01. + +Other non- interactive functions calling it include +`comint-replace-by-expanded-history-before-point', +`comint-get-old-input-default'. + +**** Editing changes. + +Include, but not limited to `comint-bol', +`comint-insert-previous-argument', `comint-backward-matching-input', +`comint-bol-or-process-mark', `comint-previous-matching-input', +`comint-send-input', `comint-copy-old-input', +`shell-backward-command', `shell-dynamic-complete-command' (including +inside `comint-dynamic-complete' in Shell mode). + ** M-x Compile changes: --- _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta