function precmd {

    local TERMWIDTH
    (( TERMWIDTH = ${COLUMNS} - 1 ))


    ###
    # Truncate the path if it's too long.
    
    PR_FILLBAR=""
    PR_PWDLEN=""
    
    local promptsize=${#${(%):---(%n@%m:%l)---()--}}
    local pwdsize=${#${(%):-%~}}
    
    if [[ "$promptsize + $pwdsize" -gt $TERMWIDTH ]]; then
	    ((PR_PWDLEN=$TERMWIDTH - $promptsize))
    else
	PR_FILLBAR="\${(l.(($TERMWIDTH - ($promptsize + $pwdsize)))..${PR_HBAR}.)}"
    fi


    ###
    # Get APM info.

#    if which ibam > /dev/null; then
#	PR_APM_RESULT=`ibam --percentbattery`
 #   elif which apm > /dev/null; then
#	PR_APM_RESULT=`apm`
 #   fi
}


setopt extended_glob
preexec () {
    if [[ "$TERM" == "screen" ]]; then
	local CMD=${1[(wr)^(*=*|sudo|-*)]}
	echo -n "\ek$CMD\e\\"
    fi
}


setprompt () {
    ###
    # Need this so the prompt will work.

    setopt prompt_subst


    ###
    # See if we can use colors.

    autoload colors zsh/terminfo
    if [[ "$terminfo[colors]" -ge 8 ]]; then
	colors
    fi
    for color in RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE MAGENTA CYAN WHITE; do
	eval PR_$color='%{$terminfo[bold]$fg[${(L)color}]%}'
	eval PR_LIGHT_$color='%{$fg[${(L)color}]%}'
	(( count = $count + 1 ))
    done
    PR_NO_COLOUR="%{$terminfo[sgr0]%}"


    ###
    # See if we can use extended characters to look nicer.
    
    typeset -A altchar
    set -A altchar ${(s..)terminfo[acsc]}
    PR_SET_CHARSET="%{$terminfo[enacs]%}"
    PR_SHIFT_IN="%{$terminfo[smacs]%}"
    PR_SHIFT_OUT="%{$terminfo[rmacs]%}"
    PR_HBAR=${altchar[q]:--}
    PR_ULCORNER=${altchar[l]:--}
    PR_LLCORNER=${altchar[m]:--}
    PR_LRCORNER=${altchar[j]:--}
    PR_URCORNER=${altchar[k]:--}

    
    ###
    # Decide if we need to set titlebar text.
    
    case $TERM in
	xterm*)
	    PR_TITLEBAR=$'%{\e]0;%(!.-=*[ROOT]*=- | .)%n@%m:%~ | ${COLUMNS}x${LINES} | %y\a%}'
	    ;;
	screen)
	    PR_TITLEBAR=$'%{\e_screen \005 (\005t) | %(!.-=[ROOT]=- | .)%n@%m:%~ | ${COLUMNS}x${LINES} | %y\e\\%}'
	    ;;
*)
	    PR_TITLEBAR=_
	    ;;
    esac
    
    
    ###
    # Decide whether to set a screen title
    if [[ "$TERM" == "screen" ]]; then
	PR_STITLE=$'%{\ekzsh\e\\%}'
    else
	PR_STITLE=_
    fi
    
    
    ###
    # APM detection
    
#    if which ibam > /dev/null; then
#	PR_APM='$PR_RED${${PR_APM_RESULT[(f)1]}[(w)-2]}%%(${${PR_APM_RESULT[(f)3]}[(w)-1]})$PR_LIGHT_BLUE:'
#    elif which apm > /dev/null; then
#	PR_APM='$PR_RED${PR_APM_RESULT[(w)5,(w)6]/\% /%%}$PR_LIGHT_BLUE:'
#    else
#	PR_APM=''
#    fi
	
#	alias ls='ls -AFqshH --color'
    	alias lsl='ls -Al --color=auto'
 	alias ls='ls --color=auto'
	alias cd..='cd ..'
	alias df='df -h'
	alias defdate='date +%r'
	alias cls='clear'

    ###
    # Finally, the prompt.

    PROMPT='$PR_SET_CHARSET$PR_STITLE${(e)PR_TITLEBAR}\
$PR_CYAN$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_ULCORNER$PR_BLUE$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT(\
$PR_GREEN%(!.%SROOT%s.%n)$PR_GREEN@%m:%l\
$PR_BLUE)$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_CYAN$PR_HBAR${(e)PR_FILLBAR}$PR_BLUE$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT(\
$PR_MAGENTA%$PR_PWDLEN<...<%~%<<\
$PR_BLUE)$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_CYAN$PR_URCORNER$PR_SHIFT_OUT\

$PR_CYAN$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_LLCORNER$PR_BLUE$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT(\
%(?..$PR_LIGHT_RED%?$PR_BLUE:)\
${(e)PR_APM}$PR_YELLOW%D{%H:%M}\
$PR_LIGHT_BLUE:%(!.$PR_RED.$PR_WHITE)%#$PR_BLUE)$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT\
$PR_CYAN$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT\
$PR_NO_COLOUR '

    RPROMPT=' $PR_CYAN$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_BLUE$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT\
($PR_YELLOW%D{%a,%b%d}$PR_BLUE)$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_CYAN$PR_LRCORNER$PR_SHIFT_OUT$PR_NO_COLOUR'

    PS2='$PR_CYAN$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT\
$PR_BLUE$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT(\
$PR_LIGHT_GREEN%_$PR_BLUE)$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT\
$PR_CYAN$PR_SHIFT_IN$PR_HBAR$PR_SHIFT_OUT$PR_NO_COLOUR '
}

setprompt

original May 9 2:05am