Re: Multi-line PS1 color disappearance problem

[alex xmb sw ratchev]

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 18:26 email--- via Bug reports for the GNU Bourne
Again SHell <bug-bash@gnu.org> wrote:

> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> Machine: x86_64
> OS: linux-gnu
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS: -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt
> -fexceptions         -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wformat
> -Werror=format-security         -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection
> -g -ffile-prefix-map=/build/bash/src=/usr/src/debug/bash -flto=auto
> -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin'
> -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/usr/bin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash.bashrc'
> -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash.bash_logout' -DNON_INTERACTIVE_LOGIN_SHELLS
> uname output: Linux fuksilappari 6.6.7-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC
> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:45:42 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Bash Version: 5.2
> Patch Level: 21
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
>      When PS1 contains line break and it sets color with ansi escape code
> before the line break,
>      then in any terminal emulator after zoom out or in, the color of the
> second line disappears.
>      The color is also missing terminal is opened.
>
> Repeat-By:
>      PS1=\[\033[31m\]first line\nsecond line\[\033[0m\]
>      zoom in or out and observe disappearing color.
>
>      Compare to this which does not have the same problem due setting
> color again after the linebreak:
>      PS1=\[\033[31m\]first line\n\[\033[31m\]second line\[\033[0m\]
>

do u really PS1=\[\033 etc ?

try PS1='\[\e...'

in ' quotes

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