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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:15:51 +0100
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Subject: Re: Request for a thicker line cursor in Mintty
From: Andy Koppe <andy DOT koppe AT gmail DOT com>
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On 29 July 2010 21:33, 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.

> Could Andy envisage to give it some thickness

Envisage? Yes. Implement? No, not unless there's substantial demand for it.

Andy

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