In konsole 18.12.3, in a Big build of Vim (currently 8.1.1407) with 'ttybuiltin' on and 'term' set to "xterm-256color", ":set termcap" tells me that t_SI, t_SR and t_EI are all unset, which explains why in Console mode (i.e. invoked as "vim", "view", "vimdiff" etc., not "gvim", "gview", "gvimdiff" etc.) the cursor never changes, it is always a block. Is it possible (and how) to make the cursor become a vertical bar when in Insert mode and an underscore in Replace mode (while remaining a block in Normal mode)? ":help termcap-cursor-shape" (which coincides with ":help termcap-cursor-color") actually gives an example about how to change the cursor colour but not its shape but it hints at how to do it… if only I knew the correct xterm bytecode to make the cursor a block, a vertical bar or an underscore.
BTW, I couldn't find the required info in "man xterm" except maybe at the very end where it says that xterm control sequences are described by the file http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html …where I couldn't find where to look for the desired information. I guess I've been corrupted by the clear and full online help provided by Vim, I get lost in the ordinary, badly-written and confusing manpages. ;-) Best regards, Tony. -- -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAJkCKXtPehhyQhTARoDhkwF%3DzfE%3DkHPnms9gCz9obvLtTPfVHA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
