Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 04:54:56 -1000 From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Johannes-Maria Kaltenbach <johannes-maria@t-online.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vim and cursor-over-"chars" question Message-ID: <20140910145456.GA4616@holstein.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20140910152834.3aa4f6f6.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <mailman.77.1410350402.62559.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <20140910132008.GA1958@localhost> <20140910131448.GA1574@holstein.holy.cow> <20140910152834.3aa4f6f6.freebsd@edvax.de>
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in message <20140910152834.3aa4f6f6.freebsd@edvax.de>,
wrote Polytropon thusly...
>
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 03:14:48 -1000, Parv wrote:
> > in message <20140910132008.GA1958@localhost>,
> > wrote Johannes-Maria Kaltenbach thusly...
> > >
> > ...
> > > or you can set this xterm configuration in your .vimrc:
> > >
> > > for cursor in command mode:
> > >
> > > let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;orange\x7"
> > >
> > > and in insert mode:
> > >
> > > let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;orange\x7"
> > >
> > > where you can choose a different colour.
> >
> > Thanks much, Johannes-Maria.
> >
> > Only thing is that cursor color (with which xterm was started) is
> > not restored after editing or opening a file in vim. I can live with
> > that.
>
> This is correct, and the setting does not apply to gvim.
> Otherwise it works nicely in xterm.
Well there is a workaround, sort of, of setting the cursor
same/similar (to xterm cursor color) before leaving vim ...
" Cursor color (original xterm cursor color is not restored; see
" 'termcap-cursor-shape' help topic for reference):
if &term =~ "xterm"
" insert mode;
let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;green\x7"
" command mode
let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;orange\x7"
" color changes in command mode only after being in insert mode
" first; so try once more;
silent !echo -ne "\033]12;orange\x7"
" Restore old xterm color; need to physically change here to
" match the one set at xterm launch.
autocmd VimLeave * silent !echo -ne "\033]12;grey\x7"
endif
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