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smear-cursor via ghostty shaders by enabling hardware cursor
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
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Expand Up @@ -1736,10 +1736,10 @@ impl Component for EditorView {

fn cursor(&self, _area: Rect, editor: &Editor) -> (Option<Position>, CursorKind) {
match editor.cursor() {
// all block cursors are drawn manually
// keep hardware cursor visible for terminal shader effects
(pos, CursorKind::Block) => {
if self.terminal_focused {
(pos, CursorKind::Hidden)
(pos, CursorKind::Block)
} else {
// use terminal cursor when terminal loses focus
(pos, CursorKind::Underline)
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