Dominique wrote:
> Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > > > Why cursor shape in terminal neovim can change but in vim not? Maybe > > > something different in here. > > > > It very much depends on the terminal. Neovim assumes a very recent > > terminal, it won't work everywhere. It may mess up on some terminals. > > > > What I use myself: > > > > " Change the cursor color and shape depending on the mode. > > if &term =~ "xterm" && $SSH_CLIENT == '' > > let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;purple\x7" . "\<Esc>[5 q" > > try > > let &t_SR = "\<Esc>]12;darkred\x7" . "\<Esc>[3 q" > > catch > > endtry > > let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;royalblue2\x7" . "\<Esc>[2 q" > > endif > > I use something along those lines too. > But why the try/catch? I don't have it and did not notice issues. > Doing :help termcap-cursor-shape also shows how to set colored > cursor, but that help entry does not have the try / catch either. > Perhaps it should be added there if it solves something. If I remember correctly, I wrote this around the time that t_SR was added. Using an older Vim version would throw an error. It's not generally useful, unless you might use an old Vim version occasionally. [Agree with no good terminal found for Mac, but I don't have one now] -- The chat program is in public domain. This is not the GNU public license. If it breaks then you get to keep both pieces. -- Copyright notice for the chat program /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// \\\ \\\ sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20220616092040.8FD8F1C2341%40moolenaar.net.