On 12/25/20, to...@tuxteam.de <to...@tuxteam.de> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 02:13:29PM -0500, The Wanderer wrote: >> On 2020-12-25 at 14:05, Bob Bernstein wrote: >> >> > This question could not possibly be more OT, but banking on the >> > yuletide spirit and the generally benign mood of most on this list, I >> > make so bold as to pose it thus, bluntly. >> > >> > I have prowled in 'man nanorc' for some time now... >> >> Can you clarify what you mean by the $subject question? >> >> When I launch nano, the cursor is already in the shape of a rectangular >> block. > > [...] > > I think that's the OP's question. > > FWIW, "my" nano also has a "block cursor". But so does the > terminal from which I start nano. @Bob: is that the case > for you? > > Perhaps what you have to do is to change the shape of your > terminal's cursor, and nano inherits it. > > How to do that depends on your terminal. If it's xterm, I > could help you look it up :-)
I remembered this being a User CHOICE for xfce4-terminal so I took a quick peek. It's found under: Edit > Preferences > General tab > Cursor But that might differ completely for other packages. Xfce4-terminal's options are: Block, I-Beam, and Underline. We're also given the secondary option for it to blink or not to blink. Mine is a blinking block so there's half a chance of finding it on the screen. :) Merry jollies.. Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with birdseed *
