Re: The cursor blinks again, but I can't tweak it

It should default to wayland. The wayland features in `:version` are really
for terminal clipboard like a small event loop for reading clipboard for
terminal. (confusing, I know)

@Tony if you can provide a video that would be very helpful so we can
discuss it and I can compare.

On Sat, Aug 15, 2026 at 02.26 Tony Mechelynck <[email protected]>
wrote:

> @Christoffer:
>
> Both wayland and X11 are compiled-in, however "set wlseat?" gives an
> error. I /think/ gvim uses X11 via GTK3. (According to ":help
> 'clipmethod'", the 'clipmethod' option is ignored when […] the GUI is
> running […].)
>
> ":echo getwinpos()" gives [0, 27] in a maximized window (with a system
> titlebar at top), which confirms me in the belief that wayland is not
> being used.
>
> My configuration is set by means of environment variables, as follows
> (for this build):
>
> export CONF_OPT_GUI='--enable-gui=gtk3'
> # the multibyte feature itself (+multi_byte) is now always enabled
> export CONF_OPT_MULTIBYTE='--enable-multibyte'
> export CONF_OPT_TERMINAL='--disable-terminal'
> export CONF_OPT_AUTOSERVE='--enable-autoservername'
> export CONF_OPT_FEAT='--with-features=huge'
> export CONF_OPT_COMPBY='"[email protected]"'
>
> Here is the output of ":set!" in a help buffer (nondefault settings,
> one option per line). ":version" comes after.
>
> --- Options ---
>   autoindent
>   autowriteall
> nobuflisted
>   buftype=help
>   clipboard=exclude:cons\|linux
>   cmdheight=2
>   comments=
>   commentstring=
>   concealcursor=nc
>   cscopequickfix=s-,c-,d-,i-,t-,e-,a-
>   cscoperelative
>   cscopeverbose
>   cursorcolumn
>   cursorline
>   delcombine
>
> diffopt=internal,filler,closeoff,indent-heuristic,inline:char,context:8,algorithm:minimal
>   display=lastline
> noequalalways
>   errorbells
>   fileencoding=utf-8
>   fileencodings=ucs-bom,utf-8,latin1
>   filetype=help
> nofoldenable
>   formatoptions=tcroql
>
> guicursor=a:blinkwait100-blinkon300-blinkoff300,n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,ve:ver35-Cursor,o:hor50-Cursor,i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,sm:block-Cursor-blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175
>   guifont=Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 6
>   guioptions=!cgmrLtp
>   helpheight=9999
>   helplang=en
>   history=1000
>   hlsearch
>   ignorecase
>   incsearch
>   iskeyword=!-~,^*,^|,^",192-255
> nojoinspaces
>   keymodel=startsel
>   keywordprg=:help
>   langnoremap
> nolangremap
>   laststatus=2
>   listchars=eol:¶,tab:|_,extends:>,precedes:<,conceal:*,nbsp:·
> nomodifiable
>   mouse=nvi
>   mousemodel=popup
>   nrformats=unsigned
>   omnifunc=HelpComplete
>   previewheight=9999
>   readonly
>   regexpengine=1
>   report=0
>
> runtimepath=~/.vim,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/local/share/vim/vim92,/usr/local/share/vim/vim92/pack/dist/opt/netrw,/usr/local/share/vim/vim92/pack/dist/opt/matchit,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,~/.vim/after
>   scroll=27
>   scrolloff=4
>   selectmode=mouse,key
>   shellcmdflag=-ic
>   showtabline=2
>   sidescroll=1
>   sidescrolloff=1
>   smartcase
>   smartindent
>   smoothscroll
>   splitbelow
>   statusline=%<%f
> %h%m%r%=%k[%{(&fenc==''?&enc:&fenc)}%{(&bomb?',BOM':'')}][U+%04B]
> %-14.(%l,%c%V%) %P
>   suffixes=.bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj,.snap
>   switchbuf=useopen
>   synmaxcol=0
>   syntax=help
>   tabline=%!MyTabLine()
>   termencoding=utf-8
>   textwidth=78
>   timeoutlen=5000
>   toolbariconsize=tiny
>   ttimeout
>   ttimeoutlen=250
>   verbose=1
>   viminfo='1000,!,%,c,r/mnt/
>   visualbell
>   whichwrap=b,s,<,>,[,]
>   wildcharm=^Z
>   wildmode=longest:full,full
>   window=64
>   winheight=9999
>   winminheight=0
>   t_vb=^[|250f
>
> Here is the output of ":version"
>
> VIM - Vi IMproved 9.2 (2026 Feb 14, compiled Aug 13 2026 21:28:38)
> Included patches: 1-957
> Compiled by [email protected]
> Huge version with GTK3 GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
> +acl                +cmdline_compl      +eval               -image_gdi
>          +localmap           +multi_byte         -python3
> +syntax             +user_commands      +X11
> +arabic             +cmdline_hist       +ex_extra           -image_gdk
>          -lua                +multi_lang         +quickfix
> +tabpanel           +vartabs            +xattr
> +autochdir          +cmdline_info       +extra_search
> +image_kitty        +menu               -mzscheme           +reltime
>          -tag_any_white      +vertsplit          -xfontset
> +autocmd            +comments           -farsi
> +image_sixel        +mksession          +netbeans_intg      +rightleft
>          +tag_binary         +vim9script         +xim
> +autoservername     +conceal            +file_in_path
> +insert_expand      +modify_fname       +num64              -ruby
>          -tag_old_static     +viminfo            +xpm
> +balloon_eval       +cryptv             +find_in_path       +ipv6
>          +mouse              +packages           +scrollbind
> -tcl                +virtualedit        +xsmp_interact
> +balloon_eval_term  +cscope             +float              +job
>          +mouse_dec          +pango              +signs
> +termguicolors      +visual             +xterm_clipboard
> +browse             +cursorbind         +folding            +jumplist
>          +mouse_gpm          +path_extra         +smartindent
> -terminal           +visualextra        -xterm_save
> ++builtin_terms     +cursorshape        -footer             +keymap
>          -mouse_jsbterm      -perl               +socketserver
> +terminfo           +vreplace
> +byte_offset        +dialog_con_gui     +fork()             +lambda
>          +mouse_netterm      +persistent_undo    +sodium
> +termresponse       +wayland
> +channel            +diff               +gettext            +langmap
>          +mouse_sgr          +popupwin           +sound
> +textobjects        +wayland_clipboard
> +cindent            +digraphs           -hangul_input       +libcall
>          -mouse_sysmouse     -postscript         +spell
> +textprop           +wildignore
> +clientserver       +dnd                +iconv              +linebreak
>          +mouse_urxvt        +printer            +startuptime
> +timers             +wildmenu
> +clipboard          -ebcdic             +image
> +lispindent         +mouse_xterm        +profile
> +statusline         +title              +windows
> +clipboard_provider +emacs_tags         +image_cairo        +listcmds
>          +mouseshape         -python             -sun_workshop
> +toolbar            +writebackup
>    system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
>      user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
>  2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
>  3rd user vimrc file: "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/vimrc"
>       user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
>   system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
>     user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
> 2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"
> 3rd user gvimrc file: "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/gvimrc"
>        defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
>     system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
>   fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/share/vim"
> Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK
> -I/usr/include/gtk-3.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo
> -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/glycin-2
> -I/usr/include/libseccomp -I/usr/include/at-spi2-atk/2.0
> -I/usr/include/at-spi-2.0 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0
> -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib64/dbus-1.0/include
> -I/usr/include/libxkbcommon -I/usr/include/wayland
> -I/usr/include/fribidi -I/usr/include/libpng16 -I/usr/include/pixman-1
> -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/freetype2
> -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0
> -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/libmount
> -I/usr/include/blkid -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -Wall
> -Wno-deprecated-declarations -D_REENTRANT -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
> -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
> Linking: gcc -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3
> -lpangocairo-1.0 -lcairo-gobject -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -latk-1.0
> -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lharfbuzz -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lz
> -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lwayland-client -lm -lcairo -lz
> -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lharfbuzz -lgobject-2.0
> -lglib-2.0 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -ltinfo -lselinux -lcanberra
> -lsodium -lacl -lattr -lgpm
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 4:50 AM Christoffer Aasted <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > @Tony I need exact env before I experiment more. Confirm if its gtk3 -
> wl or x11?
> >
> > I'm not that well-versed in guicursor settings - I find the doc quite
> confusing.
> >
> > @Christian can you confirm whether its proper to use prepending in this
> case and if you can expect a stable cursor without hiccups using those
> exact values?
> >
> > On Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 9:08:10 PM UTC+2 Christoffer Aasted
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Tested 9.2.956 gtk3 wl,x11 they seem identical with this caveat:
> >>
> >> I noticed a hiccup that was consistent a few seconds after startup or
> after setting guicursor, however after that consistent. I'm looking into
> that.
> >>
> >> On Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 7:41:19 PM UTC+2 Christian Brabandt
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Do, 13 Aug 2026, Tony Mechelynck wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > The cursor blinks again, but with the following:
> >>> >
> >>> > if has("gui_running")
> >>> > set guicursor^=a:blinkwait100-blinkon300-blinkoff300
> >>> > endif
> >>> >
> >>> > or also with += instead of ^= (i.e. append rather then prepend) I
> >>> > cannot make the cursor blink on and off equally long, it always
> blinks
> >>> > on longer than off (as is the default) in all the modes I've tested;
> >>> > and yet typing
> >>>
> >>> Hm, I cannot seem to see this (but perhaps I can just not tell the
> >>> difference visually), for me after the initial blink, it seems to do
> >>> exactly what I entered via the guicursor setting.
> >>>
> >>> Is this for the GTK2 or GTK3 UI?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Christian
> >>> --
> >>> Yes, many primitive people still believe this myth...But in today's
> technical
> >>> vastness of the future, we can guess that surely things were much
> different.
> >>> -- The Firesign Theater
> >
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