Hello,
If I try to change READLINE_LINE and READLINE_POINT from a
function bound via bind -x, then setting READLINE_POINT is not
applied every second time I invoke the function. Instead, the
cursor is placed at the end of the line.
Simple test case:
test_rl () {
READLINE_LINE="$READLINE_LINE#edited"
READLINE_POINT=3
}
bind -x '"\ew": test_rl'
And keep hitting \ew... every first time the cursor is placed at
position 3, every second time it ends up at the end of the line.
Is this the intended behavior or is it a bug?
Also, is it intended that the modified line is drawn on a new
line? For example, if I wrote a function that increments the word
at READLINE_POINT if it contains only digits, and i wanted to
increase a value by hitting a keyseq five times, I'd end up with
five lines being printed in my terminal. I'd love to see this work
like readline's own editing functions (e.g. upcase-word) or macros
that edit the line without printing it again on a new line. But
maybe I just misinterpreted the purpose of this new feature. If
so, could you explain it's intended purpose?
Regards,
Henning
