On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:29:45 +0800, Gary Johnson wrote:
>
> On 2009-03-21, Yue Wu wrote:
>> I have a func:
>>
>> echo printf("%.10s", longline)
>>
>> But if longline is longer than screen line, then it will be broken down
>> into several lines, I have to use q to quit the echo message, that's
>> not what I want. So question is, how to get the width of screen line, so
>> I can use:
>>
>> sline = screenline
>> echo printf("%." . sline . "s", longline)
>>
>> to truncate the longline to fit the screen?
>
> The direct answer to your question is to use the 'columns' option,
> like so:
>
> echo printf("%." . columns& . "s", longline)
>
> or
>
> echo printf("%.*s", columns&, longline)
Typo? I think it should be &columns. Thanks for the tip :)
>
> I am curious, though, about your comment about having to use q to
> quit the echo message. I only ever see "Press ENTER or type command
> to continue" after executing your echo.
>
Yep, you're right, sorry I have misled you...
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Regards,
Van.
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