microsoft / microsoft/terminal
add options for Cursor insert vs update
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
Its basic feature on text editors and terminals to know which mode is cursor in:
- User INSERTs character at cursor position.
- User UPDATEs/REPLACE current character under cursor with type key.
Proposed technical implementation details
Simply add a default mode similar to Notepad++:
- when in INSERT - cursor is vertical bar - keeps blinking
- when in UPDATE - cursor is underline char - keeps blinking
Ideally split in 2 options:
INSERT MODE:
- type of cursor (already existing in windows terminal > settings > profiles > defaults > appearance)
- blinking: cursor-no-blinking, cursor-fast-blinking, cursor-slow-blinking
- color: rgb
UPDATE MODE:
- type of cursor (already existing in windows terminal > settings > profiles > defaults > appearance)
- blinking: cursor-no-blinking, cursor-fast-blinking, cursor-slow-blinking
- color: rgb
note: I also added a new "color" config for both cursor modes (INSERT and UPDATE) as i think its cool.
Thanks guys, keep up the good work ~
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing Windows Terminal cursor appearance settings and how cursor modes are represented. Define the scope for separate INSERT and UPDATE cursor type, blinking, and color options; done means the requested options and mode-specific visual behavior are specified and supported.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100