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command-and-cursor.nvim

Highlight cursor and visual selections when entering command mode (experimental).

Demo

command-and-cursor-2024-04-18_13.31.53.webm

Features

Highlight cursor in active buffer when entering command mode (:/?).
Highlight visual selections and include cursor location by default (inclusive).
Highlight initial visual selection prior to its expansion with incremental search.
Configure highlight group.

Motivation

In normal mode, cursor "disappears" from buffer when entering cmdline.
Visual selection highlight is not inclusive (cursor).
Visual selection highlight might be too subtle in a colorful "big" terminal.
When expanding a visual selection with incremental search, there is no indication of the original selection.

Installation

Use your favorite plugin manager:

Lazy

{
  "moyiz/command-and-cursor.nvim",
  event = "VeryLazy",
  opts = {},
}

Options

M.defaults = {
  hl_group = "TermCursor", -- The highlight group to use.
  hl_priority = 300,       -- Priority of highlight
  inclusive = true,        -- Highlight cursor with visual selection.
  debug_position = false,  -- Show start and end positions with `vim.notify`.
}

License