JLine in interpreter on windows

When using the interpreter on XP without -Xnojline once you type past the end of the line you can't get the cursor back on the previous line (even with backspace). If you press Home it thinks it went to the beginning but really its on the same line. When you press End or cursor forward it prints everything it thinks you're going past so if you press Home, End it prints everything over starting from the beginning of the last line.
Also when you want to move the cursor a lot so you hold down the arrow key the cursor is invisible so you don't know when to stop.
With -Xnojline everything works normally.

This is a restriction of Java's standard input/output streams.  JLine uses native libraries to access platform-specific shell behavior, allowing things like backspace, command history, home, etc.  So, it's not really a bug, it's just a fact of life when working with the JVM.

Daniel

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Naftoli Gugenheim <naftoligug@gmail.com> wrote:

When using the interpreter on XP without -Xnojline once you type past the end of the line you can't get the cursor back on the previous line (even with backspace). If you press Home it thinks it went to the beginning but really its on the same line. When you press End or cursor forward it prints everything it thinks you're going past so if you press Home, End it prints everything over starting from the beginning of the last line.
Also when you want to move the cursor a lot so you hold down the arrow key the cursor is invisible so you don't know when to stop.
With -Xnojline everything works normally.