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authorPatrik Nyblom <[email protected]>2010-02-10 15:47:09 +0000
committerErlang/OTP <[email protected]>2010-02-10 15:47:09 +0000
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OTP-8418 user.erl (used in oldshell) is updated to handle unicode in
prompt strings (io:get_line/{1,2}). io_lib is also updated to format prompts with the 't' modifier (i.e. ~ts instead of ~s).
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
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+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
@@ -755,10 +755,11 @@ loop(N) ->
created by the shell. Currently there is only one pair:
<c>{history, N}</c>, where N is the current command number. The
function should return a list of characters or an atom. This
- constraint is due to the Erlang I/O-protocol. Note that in
- restricted mode the call <c>Mod:Func(L)</c> must be allowed or
- the default shell prompt function will be called.</p>
- </section>
+ constraint is due to the Erlang I/O-protocol. Unicode characters
+ beyond codepoint 255 are allowed in the list. Note
+ that in restricted mode the call <c>Mod:Func(L)</c> must be
+ allowed or the default shell prompt function will be called.</p>
+ </section>
<funcs>
<func>