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[Feature] Ability to set cursor style

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Description

Right now it looks like we've got no choice but to use the "block" cursor.

It would be pretty sweet if we could have the option to set the cursor style to IBeam or Underline.
It would be even sweeter if the default could automatically be detected from the current terminal. I have no idea if that's possible though!

Version: 1.4.1
Commit hash: 1856891
Compiled on August 10, 2018
OS: Ubuntu 18.04
Terminal: Tilix

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Research direction

Start by locating the terminal cursor rendering and configuration entry points. Determine how IBeam and Underline styles could be selected, whether terminal defaults can be detected, and define completion around configurable cursor styles with a documented default behavior.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Newbie friendliness
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