temp!

Add collection of cursor line immediately after the previous command
completes and use this when calculating the number of lines required to
move the screen in order to display only the latest prompt.

prompt_fresh_setup

@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ prompt_fresh_setup() {
   if [ $almostontop -eq 1 ]; then
     # Hook to clear the screen then prints the prompt with previous command at
     # the top of the screen.
-    add-zsh-hook preexec fresh_almostontop
+    add-zsh-hook precmd fresh_almostontop_precmd
+    add-zsh-hook preexec fresh_almostontop_preexec
   else
-    add-zsh-hook -d preexec fresh_almostontop
+    add-zsh-hook -d preexec fresh_almostontop_preexec
+    add-zsh-hook -d precmd fresh_almostontop_precmd
   fi
 
   [ $recompile -eq 1 ] && prompt_cleanup
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ prompt_fresh_setup() {
   fi
 
   local userhost=$USER
-  if [ "$SSH_CONNECTION" != "" ]; then
+  if [ "$SSH_CONNECTION" != "" ] || [ "$DISTROBOX_ENTER_PATH" != "" ]; then
     local user="$user@%{%F{244}%}%M%{%f%}"
     local userhost="$userhost@`hostname`"
   fi
@@ -128,7 +130,20 @@ fresh_line_one() {
   print -P "$time_stamp $directory$git$py$docker$result"
 }
 
-fresh_almostontop() {
+# Executed before each prompt.
+fresh_almostontop_precmd() {
+  # CSI ESC[6n gets the cursor position in the form ESC[<row>;<column>R
+  printf "\033[6n"
+  # Discard prefix delimited by [
+  read -s -d [
+  # Store the <row> delimited by ; in row_before
+  read -s -d \; row_before
+  # Discard suffix delimted by R otherwise it is output to the tty
+  read -s -d R
+}
+
+# Executed just after a command has been read and is about to be executed.
+fresh_almostontop_preexec() {
   # CSI ESC[6n gets the cursor position in the form ESC[<row>;<column>R
   printf "\033[6n"
   # Discard prefix delimited by [
@@ -141,14 +156,16 @@ fresh_almostontop() {
   # CSI ESC[<num>B moves the cursor down <num> lines
   let "down = $LINES - $row"
   printf "\033[${down}B"
+  # Calculate the number of lines in the prompt
+  let "prompt_lines = ($row - $row_before) + 2"
   # Print new lines to push the old command out of view
-  let "new = $row - 3"
+  let "new = $row - $prompt_lines"
   for (( i = 0; i < $new; i++ )); do
     printf "\n"
   done
   # Move the cursor to the line below the prompt
   # CSI ESC[<num>A moves the cursor up <num> lines
-  let "up = $LINES - 3"
+  let "up = $LINES - $prompt_lines"
   printf "\033[${up}A"
 }
 

tasks.yaml

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 ---
 - name: zsh install packages
+  become: '{{package_become}}'
   package:
     name: zsh
     state: present
 
 - name: zsh install Debian packages
   when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
-  apt:
-    name: '{{item}}'
-    state: present
   become: true
-  with_items:
+  apt:
+    name:
       - zsh-doc
       - pinentry-curses
       - unzip
+    state: present
 
 - name: zsh clone plugin repos
   git:
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
     cmd: ~/.config/zsh/fzf/install --bin
     creates: ~/.config/zsh/fzf/bin/fzf
 
+- name: zsh create directories
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    dest: '{{item}}'
+  with_items:
+    - ~/.local/bin
+    - ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions
+
 - name: zsh create symbolic links
   file:
     state: link
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@
       dest: ~/.local/bin/$
 
 - name: zsh get absolute path
-  shell: which zsh
+  shell: command -v zsh
   register: zsh
   changed_when: false
 

utilities/utilities.plugin.zsh

@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ fi
 
 # Abstract different ways to paste from the clipboard.
 # TODO: Use OSC-52 to get the clipboard, not widely supported though
-if [ "`uname`" = "Darwin" ]; then
+if [ -n "$SSH_CONNECTION" ]; then
+  # Use  OSC-52 to get the clipboard
+  alias paste='printf "\033]52;c;?\a"'
+elif [ "`uname`" = "Darwin" ]; then
   # Use pbpaste to get the clipboard
   alias paste='pbpaste'
 elif which xclip &> /dev/null; then
@@ -66,8 +69,11 @@ if which bat &> /dev/null; then
   # Both --theme and --color can be specified multiple times and will override
   # these defaults.
   bat() {
-    command bat --theme='TwoDark' --color always \
+    command bat --theme='TwoDark' --color always --paging auto "$@"
-                --paging always --pager 'less -R' "$@"
+  }
+elif which batcat &> /dev/null; then
+  bat() {
+    command batcat --theme='TwoDark' --color always --paging auto "$@"
   }
 fi