X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1299EF3181B10F479D85C328013285240331C4CA@THEZE.intra.cea.fr> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:42:58 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Request for a thicker line cursor in Mintty From: Andy Koppe To: Cygwin Tech List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 31 July 2010 16:11, Andy Koppe wrote: > On 31 July 2010 15:24, JOHNER Jean 066030 wrote: >>>> I use Mintty with the following options: >>>> Background: white, Foreground: black, Text: Fixedsys 9 pts, Cursor: >>>> line. >>>> >>>> With such options, vim with default unix .vimrc colors looks great in >>>> insert mode. However the cursor appears to be a little too thin in my >>>> opinion (sometimes difficult to find on the screen). >>> >>> It's the standard Windows cursor, same as you get in any other Windows >>> application. Try the block or underscore cursors for something more >>> substantial. >> >> Indeed, the Mintty line cursor is also used by WordPad but Word uses a >> thicker cursor (probably for the same reasons as mine). > > Hmm, good point, I hadn't noticed that. Same in OpenOffice Writer as well. > > Do you want to enter an enhancement issue at > http://code.google.com/p/mintty/issues? Turns out there's a global Windows setting for the cursor width, at Control Panel -> Accessibility Options -> Display (that's where it is in XP anyway). Trouble is, mintty doesn't support it, but fixing that will address the issue without having to introduce a new option, so that's what I'll do. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple