microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Cursor doesn't change back to what's specified in the settings.json
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Issue-Bug
Priority-3
Product-Terminal
Resolution-External
Tracking-External
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Description
Environment
Windows build number: 10.0.19042.746
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.6.10272.0
Any other software?
NeoVim: 0.4.4
Steps to reproduce
Set your cursor to 'bar' style. Open WT. Run nvim. The cursor inside neovim is a block cursor. Exit neovim now.
Expected behavior
The cursor should turn back to bar style.
Actual behavior
The cursor remains in block style.
Contributor guide
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Research direction
Reproduce the behavior using the cursor setting in settings.json, Windows Terminal, and nvim: set the cursor to bar, run nvim, and exit it. Trace how the cursor style changes on entry and process exit; done means the cursor returns to the configured bar style after nvim closes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 40/100