I find when a window is un-focused that the cursor location looks too
much like display content.

Please consider this patch, which mimics xterm behaviour by displaying
a hollow rectangle, and makes a saving of one colourmap entry :)
---
 config.def.h |  4 +---
 st.c         | 18 ++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2c97266..d1c20bd 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -52,18 +52,16 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 
        /* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
        "#cccccc",
-       "#333333",
 };
 
 
 /*
  * Default colors (colorname index)
- * foreground, background, cursor, unfocused cursor
+ * foreground, background, cursor
  */
 static unsigned int defaultfg = 7;
 static unsigned int defaultbg = 0;
 static unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
-static unsigned int defaultucs = 257;
 
 /*
  * Colors used, when the specific fg == defaultfg. So in reverse mode this
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 93058b9..dac490f 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -2945,14 +2945,20 @@ xdrawcursor(void) {
 
        /* draw the new one */
        if(!(IS_SET(MODE_HIDE))) {
-               if(!(xw.state & WIN_FOCUSED))
-                       g.bg = defaultucs;
+               if(xw.state & WIN_FOCUSED) {
+                       if(IS_SET(MODE_REVERSE))
+                               g.mode |= ATTR_REVERSE, g.fg = defaultcs, g.bg 
= defaultfg;
 
-               if(IS_SET(MODE_REVERSE))
-                       g.mode |= ATTR_REVERSE, g.fg = defaultcs, g.bg = 
defaultfg;
+                       sl = utf8size(g.c);
+                       xdraws(g.c, g, term.c.x, term.c.y, 1, sl);
+               } else {
+                       XSetForeground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, dc.col[defaultcs].pixel);
+                       XDrawRectangle(xw.dpy, xw.buf, dc.gc,
+                               borderpx + term.c.x * xw.cw,
+                               borderpx + term.c.y * xw.ch,
+                               xw.cw - 1, xw.ch - 1);
+               }
 
-               sl = utf8size(g.c);
-               xdraws(g.c, g, term.c.x, term.c.y, 1, sl);
                oldx = term.c.x, oldy = term.c.y;
        }
 }
-- 
1.7.12.1


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