fix that terribly annoying prompt/completion conflict; make prompt work a little more consistently

zsh/.config/zsh/config.d/30_prompts.zsh

@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ setopt PROMPT_SUBST
 # Hide rprompt after command execution
 setopt TRANSIENT_RPROMPT
 
-lineup=$'\e[1A'
-linedown=$'\e[1B'
-newline=$'\n'
-
 # vcs_info - used for displaying VCS information in prompt
 zstyle ':vcs_info:*' actionformats '%F{5}(%f%s%F{5})%F{3}-%F{5}[%F{2}%b%F{3}|%F{1}%a%F{5}]%f '
 zstyle ':vcs_info:*' formats '(%b) '
@@ -18,22 +14,25 @@ autoload -Uz vcs_info
 precmd_functions+="vcs_info"
 
 # Prompt shows hostname if connected to a remote or if root
-PROMPT_NORMAL="$newline%B$([ -n "$is_remote" ] || [ "$EUID" = 0 ] && echo "%F{magenta}%m%f ")%F{$([ "$EUID" = 0 ] && echo "red" || echo "\${PROMPT_NAME_COLOR:-cyan}")}%n%f %F{blue}%~%f%b \${vcs_info_msg_0_}$newline%B%#%b "
+prompt_host_="$([ -n "$is_remote" ] || [ "$EUID" = 0 ] && echo "%B%F{magenta}%m%f%b ")"
+prompt_user_color="$([ "$EUID" = 0 ] && echo "red" || echo "\${PROMPT_NAME_COLOR:-cyan}")"
+prompt_user="%B%F{$prompt_user_color}%n%f"
+prompt_dir="%B%F{blue}%~%f%b"
+prompt_vcs_info_="\${vcs_info_msg_0_}"
+
+prompt_normal="$prompt_host_$prompt_user $prompt_dir $prompt_vcs_info_"$'\n'"%B%#%b "
 
 # Also create a minimal prompt which is displayed for previously run commands
-PROMPT_MINIMAL="%F{$([ -n "$is_remote" ] && echo "magenta" || [ "$EUID" = 0 ] && echo "red" || echo "\${PROMPT_NAME_COLOR:-cyan}")}%B%#%b%f "
+prompt_minimal="%B%F{$prompt_user_color}%#%f%b "
 
 # Replace prompt with a smaller form on enter
-PROMPT="$PROMPT_NORMAL"
+PROMPT="$prompt_normal"
 function del-prompt-accept-line {
     # store current prompts
     # remove everything from left prompt except %/#
-  PROMPT="$PROMPT_MINIMAL"
+    PROMPT="$prompt_minimal"
-  RPROMPT_OLD="$RPROMPT"
-  RPROMPT=""
     zle reset-prompt
-  PROMPT="$PROMPT_NORMAL"
+    PROMPT="$prompt_normal"
-  RPROMPT="$RPROMPT_OLD"
     zle accept-line
 }
 zle -N del-prompt-accept-line
@@ -72,14 +71,13 @@ function build_rprompt {
         else
             # Calculate elapsed real time for last command
             now="$(date +%s.%N)"
-            if [[ $(($now - $rprompt_exec_timer)) > 0.5 ]]; then
+            delta=$(($now - $rprompt_exec_timer))
-                timer_show=$(($now - $rprompt_exec_timer))
+            if [[ $delta > 0.5 ]]; then
-                timer_show=$(printf '%.*f\n' 3 $timer_show)
+                RPROMPT="took %B%F{cyan}$(printf '%.*f\n' 3 $delta)s%f%b, $RPROMPT"
-                RPROMPT="took %B%F{cyan}${timer_show}s%f%b, $RPROMPT"
             fi
             # if the command took a *really* long time, play a bell when it's
             # done
-            if [[ $(($now - $rprompt_exec_timer)) > 15 ]]; then
+            if [[ $delta > 15 ]]; then
                 tput bel
             fi
         fi
@@ -90,9 +88,6 @@ function build_rprompt {
     exittime="$(print -P "$timeformat")"
     RPROMPT="$RPROMPT at $exittime"
 
-    # this is all info about the previous command, so put it up a line from the main prompt
-    RPROMPT="%{$lineup%}$RPROMPT%{$linedown%}"
-
     # that's an RPROMPT!
     export RPROMPT