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+autoload -U promptinit
+promptinit
+autoload -U colors; colors
+
+case $USER in
+    'root')
+    export PS1="$PS1_NAME$PS1_TIME$PS1_PATH# "
+    local user_prompt="%B$fg[red]%b%% "
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+    local user_prompt="%B$fg[magenta]%b%% "
+    ;;
+esac
+
+local HOST_STRING="$fg[green]`hostname`"
+local blue_ob="%{%B$fg[blue]%}[%{$reset_color%}%b"
+local blue_cb="%{%B$fg[blue]%}]%{$reset_color%}%b"
+local blue_op="%{%B$fg[blue]%}(%{$reset_color%}%b"
+local blue_cp="%{%B$fg[blue]%})%{$reset_color%}%b"
+local path_p="${blue_ob}$fg[red]%~${blue_cb}"
+local user_host="${blue_ob}${HOST_STRING}$fg[magenta]@$fg[green]%m${blue_cb}"
+local ret_status="${blue_ob}$fg[yellow]ret:%?${blue_cb}"
+local hist_no="${blue_ob}$fg[yellow]hist:%h${blue_cb}"
+local panic="${blue_ob}%(?,%{$fg[green]%}%BDON'T PANIC%b%{$reset_color%},%{$fg[red]%}>> PANIC <<%{$reset_color%})${blue_cb}"
+local smiley="%(?,%{$fg[green]%}:%)%{$reset_color%},%{$fg[red]%}:(%{$reset_color%})"
+
+
+function collapse_pwd {
+    echo $(pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~,")
+}
+
+function prompt_char {
+    git branch >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo "${fg[red]}git ∓∓∓${reset_color}" && return
+    # hg root >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo "${fg[red]}hg ☿${reset_color}" && return
+    # svn info >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo "${fg[red]}svn s${reset_color}" && return
+    echo "${fg[blue]}○${reset_color}"
+}
+
+function battery_charge {
+    [[ ! ($1 == "arrows" || $1 == "steps") ]] && print "usage $0 arrows|steps [opt: CurrentCapacity]" && exit
+    [[ -e /usr/bin/pmset ]] || return
+
+    s=`pmset -g ps`
+    # "Currently drawing from 'AC Power'"
+    # "-InternalBattery-0   54%; charging; 0:51 remaining"
+
+    [[ -z $s ]] && return
+    [[ -z $1 && -z $2 ]] && return
+    [[ $1 == 'arrows' ]] && base=10
+    [[ $1 == 'steps' ]] && base=8
+
+    [[ ! -z $2 ]] && cur=$2
+
+    percent=`pmset -g batt | awk '/-InternalBattery-0/ {print $2}'`
+    percent=${percent%%%*}
+
+    fuel=$(( $percent / $base ))
+    # fuel=`echo "scale=1; $percent/$base" | bc -q`
+
+    # color=""
+    # if [[ $fuel -ge 9 ]]; then
+    # 	#full
+    # 	color="$terminfo[bold]$fg[green]"
+    # elif [[ $fuel -ge 8 ]]; then
+    # 	#good
+    # 	color="$fg[green]"
+    # elif [[ $fuel -ge 5 ]]; then
+    # 	#ok
+    # 	color="$fg[orange]"
+    # elif [[ $fuel -ge 3 ]]; then
+    # 	#low
+    # 	color="$terminfo[bold]$fg[yellow]"
+    # elif [[ $fuel -ge 1 ]]; then
+    # 	#bad
+    # 	color="$fg[red]"
+    # fi
+
+    if [[ $1 == arrows ]]; then
+    	full='▶'
+    	part='▷'
+    	display=""
+    	for (( i = 1; i <= $fuel; i++ )); do
+    		display=$display$full
+    	done
+    	for (( i = $fuel; i < 10; i++ )); do
+    		display=$display$part
+    	done
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $1 == steps ]]; then
+    	level="▁▂▃▄▅▆▇▉"
+    	for (( i = 1; i <= $fuel; i++ )); do
+    		display=$display$level[$i]
+    	done
+    	for (( i = $fuel; i < 8; i++ )); do
+    		display=" "$display
+    	done
+    fi
+
+    print "${display}"
+}
+
+function virtualenv_info {
+    [ $VIRTUAL_ENV ] && echo "${blue_op}$fg[magenta]"`basename $VIRTUAL_ENV`"$fg[reset]${blue_cp}─"
+}
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX=" on %{$fg[magenta]%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$fg[green]%}!"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="%{$fg[green]%}?"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN=""
+
+function hg_prompt_info() {
+    hg prompt --angle-brackets "\
+< on %{$fg[magenta]%}<branch>%{$reset_color%}>\
+< at %{$fg[yellow]%}<tags|%{$reset_color%}, %{$fg[yellow]%}>%{$reset_color%}>\
+%{$fg[green]%}<status|modified|unknown><update>%{$reset_color%}<
+patches: <patches|join( → )|pre_applied(%{$fg[yellow]%})|post_applied(%{$reset_color%})|pre_unapplied(%{$fg_bold[black]%})|post_unapplied(%{$reset_color%})>>" 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+
+function parse_git_dirty2() {
+  gitstat=$(git status -u 2>/dev/null | grep '\(# Untracked\|# Changes\|# Changed but not updated:\)'&)
+  if [[ $(echo ${gitstat} | grep -c "^# Changes to be committed:$") > 0 ]]; then
+    echo -n "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
+      fi
+  if [[ $(echo ${gitstat} | grep -c "^\(# Untracked files:\|# Changed but not updated:\)$") > 0 ]]; then
+    echo -n "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED"
+  fi
+  if [[ $(echo ${gitstat} | grep -v '^$' | wc -l | tr -d ' ') == 0 ]]; then
+    echo -n "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"
+  fi
+}
+
+# get the name of the branch we are on
+function git_prompt_info2() {
+  ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
+  branch=${ref#refs/heads/}
+  sha=$(git rev-parse --short ${branch})
+  echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${branch}%{$fg[green]%}@%{$fg[magenta]%}${sha}$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX$(parse_git_dirty2)"
+}
+
+PROMPT='╭─$(virtualenv_info)$(prompt_char)$(git_prompt_info2)─${user_host}─${path_p}─${panic}-${ret_status}─${hist_no}
+╰─${blue_ob}${smiley}${blue_cb}${user_color}─> ⚡ '
+PROMPT2='${blue_ob}$_${blue_cb}> '
+
+# righthand side
+
+RPROMPT='$(battery_charge arrows)'
+