Some CLIs use the ANSI escape `ESC[nG` (aka Cursor Horizontal Absolute
or CHA). For example, `ESC[0G` will move the cursor to column 0. This
escape currently isn't supported by `term-handle-ansi-escape`. The
output of a command like `npm install` appears a series of characters
like "-\|/-\|..." instead of the intended progress spinner effect.


The simplest test case:


    printf "hello\033[0Gworld\n"


Within term/ansi-term will display "helloworld", but in other terminal
emulators display "world".


Relevant StackExchange Q&A including my workaround:


    http://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/10698/6709


My workaround also included here:


    (defun toolbear:term-handle-ansi-escape (proc char)
      "Handle additional ansi escapes."
      (cond
       ;; \E[nG - Cursor Horizontal Absolute, e.g. move cursor to column n (terminfo: cuf, cuf1)
       ((eq char ?G)
        (let ((col (min term-width (max 0 term-terminal-parameter))))
          (term-move-columns (- col (term-current-column)))))
       (t)))
    (advice-add 'term-handle-ansi-escape :before #'toolbear:term-handle-ansi-escape)


Cheers,
Tim






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O B ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B ESC ; C-x C-s C-_ C-x s 
! ESC O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC 
O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC O A ESC O B 
ESC O B ESC O B C-@ ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B 
ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B C-\ ESC | p 
b c o p y RET ESC O B ESC O A ESC O B ESC O B C-g C-_ 
C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ 
C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ C-_ ESC 
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