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Old 01-13-2015, 10:41 AM   #1
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can I make the cursor blink in console "vi"?


I have a terminal window (Xfce) and I use vi to do editing in it. It is hard to see the cursor so I would like it to blink. Others have asked this question but I haven't seen an answer. Can anyone point me to an answer? Thanks.

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Old 01-13-2015, 12:41 PM   #2
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probably this helps: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Configuring_the_cursor
 
Old 01-13-2015, 01:18 PM   #3
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how do I saw it? console window, CLI and NOT GUI

Interesting site bu it seems to refer to the GUI version which blinks already. I am connecting to another box via SSH and using vi (vim I suppose) in a CLI style window.
 
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Originally Posted by rdx
Interesting site bu it seems to refer to the GUI version which blinks already. I am connecting to another box via SSH and using vi (vim I suppose) in a CLI style window.
This seems not to be related to vi itself, but to the X terminal emulator. For instance, on xterm the blinking cursor can be enabled with:

Code:
$ xterm -bc
Then you will see it blinking in elvis (in insert mode) and vim as well. I don't know how (and if) you can enable that in xfce4-terminal.
 
Old 01-13-2015, 02:11 PM   #5
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For the Xfce terminal add this to the config file:

Code:
MiscCursorBlinks=TRUE
Here (user):
Code:
~/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
Or here (system-wide):
Code:
/etc/xdg/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc
This is on Xfce 4.10

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Old 01-13-2015, 02:45 PM   #6
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That's got it! Thanks Phillip.
 
  


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