micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
Git Bash: cursor disappears after running micro with winpty
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
- Open Git Bash, cursor is visible
- Run micro with 'winpty micro'
- Quit from micro using Ctrl + Q
- Back to Git Bash, but now cursor is not visible
I also noticed that after running any other program using winpty, like 'winpty git', cursor becomes visible again
Specifications
Commit hash: b9763856
OS: Windows 10
Terminal: Git Bash
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Research direction
Reproduce the sequence in Git Bash on Windows 10: run winpty micro, quit with Ctrl+Q, and observe the cursor state. Compare it with running another winpty program such as winpty git; done means the cursor is visible again after leaving micro without regressing terminal behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, git, go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100