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Re^3: Permanent prompt waiting for user command

by haukex (Archbishop)
on Dec 03, 2022 at 07:41 UTC ( [id://11148523]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Permanent prompt waiting for user command
in thread Permanent prompt waiting for user command

Do you have any example code?

I thought the Synopsis in the documentation would be enough - you did click the link, right? If you are having trouble with the module, please post the code you're having problems with. See SSCCE and How do I post a question effectively?

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Re^4: Permanent prompt waiting for user command
by Lucas Rey (Sexton) on Dec 03, 2022 at 07:45 UTC

    Sure, I click the link :) Problem is that I still have issue on backspace and arrow using the example code:

    use Term::ReadLine; my $term = Term::ReadLine->new('Simple Perl calc'); my $prompt = "Enter your arithmetic expression: "; my $OUT = $term->OUT || \*STDOUT; while ( defined ($_ = $term->readline($prompt)) ) { my $res = eval($_); warn $@ if $@; print $OUT $res, "\n" unless $@; $term->addhistory($_) if /\S/; }
      Problem is that I still have issue on backspace and arrow using the example code

      In that case the machine probably doesn't have a decent backend installed, such as Term::ReadLine::Gnu or Term::ReadLine::Perl, and you'll have to install it. This is sometimes easier using OS packages like libterm-readline-gnu-perl on Debian-based systems like Ubuntu.

      I'm not aware of any other core prompting modules that offer arrow key support (though I haven't checked ExtUtils::MakeMaker, which I mention here), and getting the proper modules onto the system will be much more worth the effort than any other wheel-reinventing.

      BTW, backspace not working seems kind of strange to me and you may want to check your terminal emulator settings.

      Edit: Fixed thinko.

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