From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: benoit.pierre@gmail.com (=?utf-8?q?Beno=C3=AEt_PIERRE?=)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:24:45 +0200
Subject: [sup-talk] ncurses hack
In-Reply-To: <1250580593-sup-1346@archpc>
References: <1250538875-sup-2195@javelin> <1250563136-sup-432@masanjin.net>
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Message-ID: <1250619721-sup-91@localdomain>

Excerpts from Dusan's message of Tue Aug 18 09:42:48 +0200 2009:
>
> [...]
> 
> Not being able to fix search/save and other edits is huge show-stopper.
> I do what I read somewhere:
> 
> -start search, get garbage results
> -kill that buffer with 'x'
> -start another search but instead of typing search term again first
> repeat: press up, delete search garbage, press up, delete search
> garbage, repeat until there is nothing to delete
> -type another search term and search now works 100%
> 
> This works for searches but edits like save still fail (or save X((%^1X file
> so if you can find it you can rename it).
> 
> Looks like fixable bug to simulate what I did for searches? Repeat in
> code ten times 'up arrow', '50 x delete char'? Sorry if I am wrong.
> 
> Using sup and not being able to properly search or save is too wrong.
> 
> If there is any config/version I should report to get this fixed just
> let me know. Without waiting for new ruby of course -- I do have proper
> results when I repeat deleting ritual.

Hi, can you try the following patch and tell me if it fix the problem?

diff --git a/lib/sup/textfield.rb b/lib/sup/textfield.rb
index b8dec59..ccc8533 100644
--- a/lib/sup/textfield.rb
+++ b/lib/sup/textfield.rb
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ class TextField
     @field = Ncurses::Form.new_field 1, @width - question.length, @y,
@x + question.length, 256, 0
     @form = Ncurses::Form.new_form [@field]
     @value = default
+    @value ||= ''
     Ncurses::Form.post_form @form
-    set_cursed_value default if default
+    set_cursed_value @value
   end

   def position_cursor

-- 
A: Because it destroys the flow of conversation.
Q: Why is top posting dumb?