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How do I change the cursor on Vim?
The first two lines change the cursor to ibeam/block as it enters/leaves insert mode, the last 2 lines ensure the terminal cursor is independent of vim cursor setting. The ‘guicursor’ option can be used to set the cursor properties when working in a GUI (gvim).
What does the cursor look like in gVim?
Using gvim with the defaults, the cursor shape is a block when in n-v-c modes (normal mode, or visual selection mode, or command mode while entering a colon command), and the shape changes to a vertical bar when in i (insert) mode. The color and blink rates do not change.
What does the cursor look like in insert mode?
To help avoid that problem, you can specify that the cursor color and blink rate change when entering insert mode. Using gvim with the defaults, the cursor shape is a block when in n-v-c modes (normal mode, or visual selection mode, or command mode while entering a colon command), and the shape changes to a vertical bar when in i (insert) mode.
How to set the blink rate in insert mode?
Line 1 defines the color highlighting used for n-v-c modes (set in line 3), and line 2 defines a different color for insert mode (set in line 4). Line 5 disables blinking ( blinkon value 0) for n-v-c modes, and line 6 increases the default blink rate for insert mode.
Can you change the cursor color in gVim?
In the GUI (gvim), the cursor can be fully customized. For example, the cursor color can be changed when entering insert mode to clarify whether you are in normal or insert mode. You may start typing, thinking you are in insert mode, but find that the characters are interpreted as commands because you are actually in normal mode.
Is there a fix for Nvim-Qt in Vim?
EDIT: I noticed from the comments of the first answer that OP was talking about nvim-qt, for those interested in that, a fix for it has been merged at the beginning of this year. Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!
How to set guicursor to make the cursor?
You could also pass that on the command line such as NVIM_TUI_ENABLE_CURSOR_SHAPE=1 nvim. From neovim 0.2 onwards, setting guicursor does achieve the desired effect:
How to keep your cursor in the middle of the screen?
Entering :set so=0 restores the default behavior so the cursor can be moved to any line in the window without scrolling. Setting ‘scrolloff’ to a large value causes the cursor to stay in the middle line when possible: To restore normal behavior, enter: If you change ‘scrolloff’ frequently, you may want to use a mapping.