Re: [dev] [st] mutt and cursor

On Mon, Jul 04, 2011 at 12:44:18PM +0100, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:34:03 +0400
> anonymous <p37sitdu_AT_lavabit.com> wrote:
>
> > Since revision 202 cursor is hidden after I quit from mutt. If I do
> > "update 201", everything is ok. I don't know how to fix it right way.
> >
> > Also "reset" command don't help, cursor is still hidden. Is it a bug?
> >
> > http://hg.suckless.org/st/rev/0f21f57006c9
> >
> >
>
> I'd say definitely a bug if reset doesn't help, but reset may be unfixable for inescapable historical reasons - the same reason I avoid terminals as much as I can - VT100-descended terminals are too cluttered with crud to be bug-free, and that includes st. In fact it includes any terminal which will work with most ncurses apps.
>
> Anyway, if reset doesn't work, "stty sane" may fix your problem. A longer-term workaround would be to include a cursor-setting escape code in your prompt.
>
stty sane doesn't help. With xterm, cursor appears again as soon as I quit mutt.
Received on Mon Jul 04 2011 - 17:01:31 CEST