gvim and vim cursor

jaideep_jdof · 2008-12-05 11:38:41

When we press insert or i in gvim the cursor shape changes from a fat block to thin and back to fat state when esc is pressed. But I also want this behavior in vim, is it possible to set that in vim. I am using sakura as terminal.

alexsuraci · 2008-12-05 12:25:55

I don't think so. gVim can do that because it's applying a UI to vim, but since regular vim is a CLI app it's limited to what terminals can display.

rson451 · 2008-12-05 13:33:02

I think this has been discussed here before and I don't think anyone came up with a solution unfortunately.

davvil · 2008-12-05 17:05:07

Have a look at the t_EI and t_SI options.

I have these lines in my .vimrc for changing the cursor color depending on the mode

    if &term =~ "rxvt-unicode"
        "Set the cursor white in cmd-mode and orange in insert mode
        let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;white\x9c"
        let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;orange\x9c"
        "We normally start in cmd-mode
        silent !echo -e "\e]12;white\x9c"
    endif

The escape codes are terminal dependent, I use urxvt. Have a look at the documentation of sakura if it allows to change the cursor shape.

Edit: Corrected the test from general rxvt to rxvt-unicode (also in my .vimrc! :-))

Last edited by davvil (2008-12-05 17:08:05)

elmer_42 · 2008-12-05 23:31:24

I think most terminals set their cursor once at the beginning and don't ever re-check the configuration file. The only thing that comes to mind to solve this problem would be to rewrite the configuration file every time you hit i and then somehow force your terminal to re-load the configuration file.

jaideep_jdof · 2008-12-08 05:10:45

Thanks for the help guys.

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#1 2008-12-05 11:38:41

gvim and vim cursor

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Re: gvim and vim cursor

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Re: gvim and vim cursor

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#6 2008-12-08 05:10:45

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