problem with zsh interactive shell

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Published on 2010-05-03T06:29:20Z Indexed on 2010/05/03 6:39 UTC
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When I use zsh in interactive mode, I get some glitches. This mainly happens when the command spills over onto a new line and I use backspace, with backspace leaving behind some glitches on the screen and moving the cursor to an odd position.

It happens in a VT, in xterm and urxvt, although it is most noticeable with my chosen terminal, urxvt.

When I use zsh as a login shell, it does not happen at all.

What could be causing this?

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