Change caret color per mode
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Description
Describe the solution you'd like
I'd like the option to set a color to the cursor based on the mode i'm currently in.
Just like we have with "vim.cursorStylePerMode.insert":"block".
We could have something like :
"vim.cursorColorPerMode.insert":"#00FF31"
"vim.cursorColorPerMode.normal":"#CC5500"
Additional context
As an example, in practice it would look like this:
Normal mode caret:
Insert mode caret:
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Research direction
Start by tracing the existing vim.cursorStylePerMode.insert setting and how mode changes update the caret. Define equivalent per-mode color settings for normal and insert modes, then verify that each mode displays its configured caret color.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100