Question

What is the simplest way to change the cursor to indicate vim mode when using zsh?

Notes

I want it to show as a vertical line in insert mode and a block in normal mode.

This is the current code I am using:

# change cursor shape for different vi modes
cursor_mode() {
    # See https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/manual/4/en/usage/tips/vim.html for cursor shapes
    cursor_block='\e[2 q'
    cursor_beam='\e[6 q'
    function zle-keymap-select {
        if [[ ${KEYMAP} == vicmd ]] ||
               [[ $1 = 'block' ]]; then
            echo -ne $cursor_block
        elif [[ ${KEYMAP} == main ]] ||
                 [[ ${KEYMAP} == viins ]] ||
                 [[ ${KEYMAP} = '' ]] ||
                 [[ $1 = 'beam' ]]; then
            echo -ne $cursor_beam
        fi
    }
    zle-line-init() {
        echo -ne $cursor_beam
    }
    zle -N zle-keymap-select
    zle -N zle-line-init
}
cursor_mode

posted about 2 months ago

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2mo ago

young_souvlaki‭

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