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In SciTE4AutoHotkey v3.0.06.01 on Win7 64-bit, the blink mode of the cursor makes it very difficult to see the cursor, especially if I'm moving the cursor around using the arrow keys.

Is there a way to change the blinking behavior to match what we see in most Windows apps?

Mine looks like it does in most windows apps. For example, it's the same as when I type this in Chrome. Can you describe what you're seeing as different than others?

Go to menu Options.
Click on Open User properties.
Where is:
# Add here your own settings
Write:
caret.period=80

Like this:
# Add here your own settings
caret.period=80

Excuse bad English.

boiler wrote: ↑

07 Dec 2017, 10:53

Mine looks like it does in most windows apps. For example, it's the same as when I type this in Chrome. Can you describe what you're seeing as different than others?

When moving the cursor in Windows apps, whether a move via arrow keys or CTRL+arrow key, the cursor is visible during the move. Once you stop moving, the cursor resumes blinking.

In SciTe, when moving the cursor, the cursor is not visible during the move. Once you stop moving, the cursor resumes blinking.

aprendizbr wrote: ↑

06 Jul 2019, 11:21

Go to menu Options.
Click on Open User properties.
Where is:
# Add here your own settings
Write:
caret.period=80

Like this:
# Add here your own settings
caret.period=80

Excuse bad English.

Thanks, this helps locate the cursor more quickly after moving the cursor, but it doesn't affect the root of the problem, which I described in the above post.

You could try turning the caret blinking off by setting caret.period=0. If that keeps it from disappearing when it's moving, then you could try other things to make it more visible in general (since it's not blinking), such as changing caret.width and/or caret.fore (color).

boiler wrote: ↑

14 Oct 2019, 12:29

You could try turning the caret blinking off by setting caret.period=0. If that keeps it from disappearing when it's moving, then you could try other things to make it more visible in general (since it's not blinking), such as changing caret.width and/or caret.fore (color).

Interesting. caret.period=0 makes the cursor disappear altogether, whether I'm moving the cursor (which I can't see) or not.

I tried the following:
caret.period=0
caret.fore=000000 ; I added this to ensure the cursor color is black since my screen is white.


So even with caret.fore set to black, the cursor is not visible at all.

Does this provide a clue as to what the issue is?

I don't know. I don't use Scite4AHK anymore, so I can't test it myself.

@boiler
Are you use «AHK Studio»?
Respond!

No, I mainly use Visual Studio Code.