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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:26:13 +0100
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Subject: Re: Mode dependent cursor shape lost in cygwin Vim in a Windows console
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On 13 August 2010 14:22, JOHNER Jean 066030 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please do the following:
> 1/ Start a standard cmd console
> =C2=A0 Launch Windows Vim (C:\Program Files\vim\vim72\vim.exe) with
> =C2=A0 vim -u NONE file1
>
> =C2=A0Result: file1 opens with a block cursor. If insert mode is activate=
d,
> the cursor changes to underscore (nice)
>
> 2/ Launch cygwin.bat
> =C2=A0 Launch cygwin Vim with
> =C2=A0 vim -u NONE file1
>
> =C2=A0Result: file1 is opened with an underscore cursor. No change when
> insert mode is activated.
>
> Is there a way to have mode dependent cursor shape in Cygwin Vim in a
> Windows console?

No, but I'm sure a patch implementing the DECSCUSR control sequence
using SetConsoleCursorInfo() would be welcome. (Copyright assignment
required.)

http://vt100.net/docs/vt510-rm/DECSCUSR
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686019.aspx

Andy

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