prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit
Make it possible to style the cursor
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enhancement
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- Python
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Description
It would be great if it were possible to style the cursor, by changing its color, whether it blinks or not and the character used for it (e.g. use a full block, a half block, a bottom line or a side line).
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the cursor rendering and configuration paths, then determine how color, blinking, and cursor character are represented. Done means users can control all three cursor properties in the terminal interface.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100