On 01:57 Fri 26 Aug , sinbad wrote: > On Aug 18, 11:26 am, sinbad <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Aug 17, 4:55 pm,sinbad<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > i'm using vim 7.0 inside a gnu screen. > > > i use vim by puttying to the linux server. > > > i want to change the cursor shape or color > > > whenever i want, basically i would like to > > > set the cursor to a different shape or color > > > when a variable is set. i tried experimenting > > > with t_ve option in vim. currently it is set to > > > t_ve=^[[34h^[[?25h, i don't know what those > > > values are, but i tried to change the numbers > > > with the hope that it might change either > > > color or shape of the cursor. but no matter > > > what vlaues i use the cursor just disappears. > > > i want to know what the values exactly mean > > > and how do i change them. > > > > > thanks > > >sinbad > > > > can anyone please shed some light on this. > > > > thanks > > can someone please give it a shot. i ran out of ideas ! > > thanks
These are my mappings to change cursor color (for vim in xterm): map @1 :!echo -ne "\033]12;midnightblue\007"<CR><CR> map @2 :!echo -ne "\033]12;grey100\007"<CR><CR> map @3 :!echo -ne "\033]12;chartreuse1\007"<CR><CR> map @4 :!echo -ne "\033]12;SlateBlue\007"<CR><CR> You can check if that works for you. Best, Marcin > > -- > 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 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
