created by

Bruno Dupuis

script type

utility

description

A short script ( with two c prgrams ) that makes the cursor blink in x terms when the user switches in insert mode. I think it may run on other vim Version, but i didn't test yet.

install details

* Supported os:   - Linux/UNIX * Install:   - copy the archive somewhere in your Vim path (usually /usr/share/vim/addons/plugin if you've got root permissions  or ~/.vim/plugin). You can also put it anywhere as long as you keep  'vimblinkcursor' and 'vimstopblinking' along with blink_cursor.vim. In this case switch the script on manually into Vim with:           :so /path/to/the/script/blinking_cursor.vim   - untar the archive:           $ tar -zxvf blinking_cursor.tar.gz   - Make sure that your terminal isn't set to make the cursor blink (in gnome-terminal : Edit=>Current Profile...). If you want to keep the cursor blinking while not using vim, you can add this line in your ~/.bashrc file :             /full/path/to/the/script/vimblinkcursor& and in your ~/.vimrc:             augroup blinking_cursor             au!                 au VimLeave * :silent! ! /full/path/to/the/scriptvimblinkcursor&             augroup END   - If it doesn't work as expected, or if you are not on a i386-arch computer, compile vimblinkcursor and stopblinking sources again:            $ gcc vimblinkcursor.c -o vimblinkcursor            $ gcc vimstopblinking.c -o vimstopblinking   - If it still does not work properly, please e-mail me * TODO:   - let the user set the blinking delays   - let the user switch the script on/off   - port to windows ( i don't think i can do it myself _I've got only an uninstalled win95 copy_. If someone can, please e-mail me ) * Thanks   - blinking_cursor.vim uses blink.c by Bram Moolenaar (provided with vim in /tools)

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
blinking_cursor.tar.gz	0.1	2007-08-23	7.0	Bruno Dupuis	Initial upload

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