From 75270bdeaa993c3088667d5b3604fe9259bccadc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: _ov4 <ov4@ov4.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:57:31 +0000
Subject: add append input for non-empty line

---
 src/line/cursor.cc | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/line/cursor.cc')

diff --git a/src/line/cursor.cc b/src/line/cursor.cc
index 9ff8bbc..9630d34 100644
--- a/src/line/cursor.cc
+++ b/src/line/cursor.cc
@@ -40,16 +40,24 @@ T_position get_cursor_position()
     }
     pos.row = row;
     pos.col = col;
-    print("row {}, col {}\r\n", row, col);
-    fflush(stdout);
+    // print("row {}, col {}\r\n", row, col);
+    // fflush(stdout);
     return pos;
 } 
 
 void print_override(const std::string &s)
 {
+
     print("\x1b[s"); fflush(stdout);
-    print("\r");
-    fflush(stdout);
+    print("\r"); fflush(stdout);
+
+    // move to the "start" of the zone
+    // should skip prompt zone
+    print("\x1b[{}C", line_begin_pos-1); fflush(stdout);
+
+    // erase rest of it
+    print("\x1b[K"); fflush(stdout);
+    
     print("{}", s);
     fflush(stdout);
     //line_end_pos = s.size()+1;
@@ -71,19 +79,19 @@ void move_cursor(char c)
         //     cursor_row++;
         //     break;
         case 'C':
-            if (cursor_col < line_end_pos)
+            if (get_cursor_real_pos() < line_end_pos)
             {
                 print("\x1b[C");
                 fflush(stdout);
-                cursor_col++;
+                line_buffer_index++;
             }
             break;
         case 'D':
-            if (cursor_col > 1)
+            if (get_cursor_real_pos() > line_begin_pos)
             {
                 print("\x1b[D");
                 fflush(stdout);
-                cursor_col--;
+                line_buffer_index--;
             }
             break;
         default:
@@ -95,18 +103,23 @@ void cursor_input(char c, std::string &buffer)
 {
     if (c != '\b')
     {
-        buffer.insert(cursor_col-1, 1, c);
+        buffer.insert(line_buffer_index, 1, c);
         print("\x1b[C"); fflush(stdout);
-        cursor_col++;
-        line_end_pos = buffer.size()+1;
+        line_buffer_index++;
+        line_end_pos = line_begin_pos + buffer.size();
         return;
     }
 
     // BACKSPACE
-    buffer.erase(cursor_col-1, 1);
+    buffer.erase(line_buffer_index, 1);
     print("\x1b[D"); fflush(stdout);
-    cursor_col--;
-    line_end_pos = buffer.size()+1;
+    line_buffer_index--;
+    line_end_pos = line_begin_pos + buffer.size();
+}
+
+int get_cursor_real_pos()
+{
+    return line_begin_pos + line_buffer_index;
 }
 
 }
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