Thank you very much! This option does the trick on the latest tmux. Is there any equivalent for the older versions (before 3.1)? BTW, how should the TERM describe the cursor style sequences for tmux to detect them? The urxvt does support them, but somehow tmux doesn't see it.
On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 12:46:49 AM UTC+3 [email protected] wrote: > 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/923cec2f-c2de-4fad-888c-a6a033c6b0b9n%40googlegroups.com.
