Block cursor

Is it possible to get a block cursor in pterm??? I just can’t seem to see
the underline cursor at times…

Cheers,
-RK


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Robert Krten wrote:

Is it possible to get a block cursor in pterm??? I just can’t seem to see
the underline cursor at times…

In the QNX4 mode (pterm -Q), ESC y 2. But I don’t think QANSI supports it.

Wojtek Lerch <Wojtek_L@yahoo.ca> wrote:

Robert Krten wrote:
Is it possible to get a block cursor in pterm??? I just can’t seem to see
the underline cursor at times…

In the QNX4 mode (pterm -Q), ESC y 2. But I don’t think QANSI supports it.

Actually, Misha Nefedov suggested:

echo “\033[?+q\033y2\033?1+q”;

And it works in qansi-m mode…

Thanks,
-RK


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Wojtek Lerch <> Wojtek_L@yahoo.ca> > wrote:
Robert Krten wrote:
Is it possible to get a block cursor in pterm??? I just can’t seem to
see
the underline cursor at times…

In the QNX4 mode (pterm -Q), ESC y 2. But I don’t think QANSI supports
it.

Actually, Misha Nefedov suggested:

echo “\033[?+q\033y2\033?1+q”;

And it works in qansi-m mode…

Technically, it switches you out of qansi, changes the cursor in the qnx
mode, and then switches you back to qansi. :slight_smile:

Yes, I thought about it, but it only “kind of” works: if any app uses the
escape sequences that turn the cursor off and on will switch you back to the
underline cursor. Misha’s trick only works because on the switch from qnx
to qansi, pterm “forgets” to make sure that the cursor is set to the only
type that qansi is supposed to support…

Wojtek Lerch <Wojtek_L@yahoo.ca> wrote:

“Robert Krten” <> rk@parse.com> > wrote in message
news:cgo50r$cha$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
Wojtek Lerch <> Wojtek_L@yahoo.ca> > wrote:
Robert Krten wrote:
Is it possible to get a block cursor in pterm??? I just can’t seem to
see
the underline cursor at times…

In the QNX4 mode (pterm -Q), ESC y 2. But I don’t think QANSI supports
it.

Actually, Misha Nefedov suggested:

echo “\033[?+q\033y2\033?1+q”;

And it works in qansi-m mode…

Technically, it switches you out of qansi, changes the cursor in the qnx
mode, and then switches you back to qansi. > :slight_smile:

Yes, I thought about it, but it only “kind of” works: if any app uses the
escape sequences that turn the cursor off and on will switch you back to the
underline cursor. Misha’s trick only works because on the switch from qnx
to qansi, pterm “forgets” to make sure that the cursor is set to the only
type that qansi is supposed to support…

Cute :slight_smile:

Well, it solves the immediate problem. :slight_smile:

Thanks folks,
-RK


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