Defining cursor shape and color from escape sequences

[tetralet]

Defining cursor shape and color from escape sequences

[blueyed]

@Tetralet
Would it be possible to have a proprietary escape sequence for this?
Or another method to change the setting for the current LilyTerm window?

I would like to change it dynamically in terminal Vim (via Vim's &t_SI and &t_EI).

See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Change_cursor_shape_in_different_modes for instructions for other terminal emulators.
Here is another more generic reference document I have found: http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html

[punassuming]

Cursor style is defined in VT510 here:

http://vt100.net/docs/vt510-rm/DECSCUSR

[punassuming]

You probably don't need the help, but here is the method to define cursor shape:
http://developer.gnome.org/vte/unstable/VteTerminal.html#VteTerminalCursorShape-enum

[Tetralet]

Thanks for the suggestion.

It won't be difficult using vte_terminal_set_cursor_shape() to set the shape of cursor under VTE,
But it seems impossible to detect escape sequence like printf'\033]12;blue\007\033\033[4 q'` under VTE right now.
I think that the better solution is add a new menu item like "Set the cursor shape",
And users may select the shape of cursor from the shape list.
It will be implement as soon as possible.
Thanks for this great idea!

[tmccombs]

I'd also like to be able to have an application (such as neovim) change the shape of the cursor. See https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/FAQ#how-to-change-cursor-shape-in-the-terminal