Bernd Paysan wrote:
> David N. Williams wrote:
>> Okay, I tested with gforth 0.6.2, and everthing is fine.
>> Furthermore, it doesn't have the problem with pasted tabs that
>> pfe does, even though it also uses tab autocompletion. So I'm
>> guessing that gforth's autocompletion inserts whitespace into
>> the terminal input buffer while pfe's doesn't.
>
> The autocompletion just looks if further input is pending - if not,
> autocomplete, if yes, insert tab into buffer.
Thanks for the explanation!
>> Looks like I should consult the pfe source.
>>
>> As for gforth, while the above simple paste works in 0.5.0, my
>> more comprehensive tests do not. They do work in 0.6.2, and not
>> in 0.6.9. Somehow I don't have a record of from whence I got
>> 0.6.9 -- maybe there's some conflict between its build and my
>> updated Leopard system...
>
> During 0.6.9 development, the input editor was revised several times
to make
> wide char editing work. In between, things were broken.
Ah! Mine could indeed be an in-between version. I'll try to
rebuild and test again. But that may take a few days, because I
really have to finish my income tax. :-(
-- David
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