The Simple Prompt

The simplest prompt uses the the bottom-most line in the window, it prints the prompt's title on the left hand side, you should type your response and then press the RET key. This prompt is very primitive, the only special commands that it has are,

Backspace

Delete the previous character.

Up

Down

Replace the contents of the prompt with the last string entered. When you type Up or Down again the original contents are restored.

ESC

Cancel the prompt.

All other keys are simply printed in the prompt -- whatever they are.

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