If the TERM outside tmux doesn't describe the cursor style sequences and tmux can't detect they are supported itself then it won't use them. Try:
set -as terminal-features 'rxvt*:cstyle' On Mon, 16 Aug 2021, 22:41 Val, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have the following settings in my .vimrc file which set vertical bar > cursor for insert mode, : > > "vertical bar cursor style (insert mode) > let &t_SI = "\<Esc>[6 q" > "underline cursor (replace mode) > let &t_SR = "\<Esc>[4 q" > "block cursor (default) > let &t_EI = "\<Esc>[2 q" > > These settings work fine if vim is started in xterm, xterm -> tmux or > urxvt terminal. However, the cursor doesn't change if I start vim from > urxvt -> tmux sessition. > I've seen suggestions to use the following vim settings for tmux: > > let &t_SI .= "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[6 q\<Esc>\\" > let &t_SR .= "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[4 q\<Esc>\\" > let &t_EI .= "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[2 q\<Esc>\\" > > The above works, but the problem is that the cursor is not saved/restored > when I move between panes/windows. Its style changes globally. Once I enter > vim insert mode, the cursor changes to bar, and stays like that in all > windows/panes. > > If I set TERM to xterm-256color instead of rxvt-unicode-256color, the > cursor works fine, just like in xterm -> tmux session. however, there's a > problem with F1-F4 keys, since urxvt uses different key mappings for them. > > So it looks like tmux is the culprit in this vim cursor issue. Somehow > tmux decides not to support cursor capabilities in the urxvt terminal. > > For example, `echo -ne "\e[6 q"` works fine in urxvt, xterm, xterm->tmux > sessions, but doesn't work in urxvt->tmux. > > Please, help. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "tmux-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/ce2eeefa-2b35-4206-90cf-cf1bf542a34dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/ce2eeefa-2b35-4206-90cf-cf1bf542a34dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tmux-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/CAEdLfcGG3HdvUs3dfKk51m%3DTS5dzSKy6WwPrDRGfVrR4UsABkQ%40mail.gmail.com.
