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Re: PATCH: changing terminal cursor form

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From: Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Oliver Kiddle <opk@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Zsh workers <zsh-workers@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: PATCH: changing terminal cursor form
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 06:47:42 +0200
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On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM Oliver Kiddle <opk@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Most terminals allow the cursor shape and colour to be changed. This is
> especially useful in vi mode as a way to distinguish between insert and
> command modes. I've had this configured in my own setup since long ago
> but there are limitations when configuring this in shell code and some
> aspects are tricky to get right judging by the number of imperfect
> examples I've seen out there.

Will this leave my cursor color/shape alone if I don't do anything to
enable this mechanism? (I already have things set up in shell code
which do things this system doesn't appear to be able to do).

-- 
Mikael Magnusson

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