ZSH Prompt/RPrompt Conflict

Question

I currently have my ZSH PROMPT variable set up as:
PROMPT=$'[%{\e[0;32m%}%n@%m:%~%{\e[0m%}]>

and my RPROMPT variable as:
RPROMPT=$'[%{\e[0;32m%}%T\e[0m%}]'

The effect I'm working for is to make the brackets and ">" white (using Terminal text-color settings) and everything inside of those green. However, when RPrompt is enabled in OS X (Ubuntu works fine), text entry begins 3 characters INTO the LPrompt, and overwrites the last 3 characters!!

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What is the proper way to color my ZSH Prompt and RPrompt to avoid this issue?

Answer 1

Your RPROMPT messes up for me on Ubuntu. Since zsh knows ANSI color sequences and has its own facility for that (which automatically takes care of zero-width correction, too), try this:

RPROMPT='[%F{green}%T%f]'

And, by the way:

PROMPT='[%F{green}%n@%m:%~%f]>'