X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1299EF3181B10F479D85C328013285240331C4E4@THEZE.intra.cea.fr> References: <1299EF3181B10F479D85C328013285240331C4E4@THEZE.intra.cea.fr> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:30:50 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Mode dependent cursor shape lost in cygwin Vim in a Windows console From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com 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 13 August 2010 22:30, JOHNER Jean 066030 wrote: >> No, but I'm sure a patch implementing the DECSCUSR control sequence >> using SetConsoleCursorInfo() would be welcome. (Copyright assignment >> required.) > > I guess this patch is not in Vim code (which is able to do the job in a > normal cmd console window) but rather in cygwin.dll which reconfigures > the console. Correct. Theoretically this could be patched into Cygwin vim, but the whole point of Cygwin is that Unix/Linux programs can be compiled and run (nearly) unmodified, so that's not going to happen. > Could you implement such a patch yourself? No. I don't maintain the console and mintty keeps me busy enough already. 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