Re: Change cursor shape in command-line mode

Enan Ajmain wrote:

> Vim allows changing cursor shapes according to the current mode: insert,
> replace, or normal. Vim does this using terminal escape sequences.
> Details are in ':h termcap-cursor-shape'.
>
> I was wondering if I could change the cursor shape in command-line mode.
> I'm fairly certain it's not possible, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to
> ask.

You should be able to make this work with the CmdlineEnter and
CmdlineLeave autocommand events. You can use echoraw() to output the
terminal codes. As a starting point, this appears to work:

au CmdlineEnter * call echoraw("\<Esc>]12;red\x7")
au CmdlineLeave * call echoraw("\<Esc>]12;blue\x7")

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