Re: May I please have a block cursor in nano?
On 12/25/20, tomas@tuxteam.de <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 02:13:29PM -0500, The Wanderer wrote:
>> On 2020-12-25 at 14:05, Bob Bernstein wrote:
>>
>> > This question could not possibly be more OT, but banking on the
>> > yuletide spirit and the generally benign mood of most on this list, I
>> > make so bold as to pose it thus, bluntly.
>> >
>> > I have prowled in 'man nanorc' for some time now...
>>
>> Can you clarify what you mean by the $subject question?
>>
>> When I launch nano, the cursor is already in the shape of a rectangular
>> block.
>
> [...]
>
> I think that's the OP's question.
>
> FWIW, "my" nano also has a "block cursor". But so does the
> terminal from which I start nano. @Bob: is that the case
> for you?
>
> Perhaps what you have to do is to change the shape of your
> terminal's cursor, and nano inherits it.
>
> How to do that depends on your terminal. If it's xterm, I
> could help you look it up :-)
I remembered this being a User CHOICE for xfce4-terminal so I took a
quick peek. It's found under:
Edit > Preferences > General tab > Cursor
But that might differ completely for other packages.
Xfce4-terminal's options are: Block, I-Beam, and Underline. We're also
given the secondary option for it to blink or not to blink.
Mine is a blinking block so there's half a chance of finding it on the
screen. :)
Merry jollies..
Cindy :)
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