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how do I change the background of current line when in (evil) normal mode?

I used it in Vim to be able to tell when I am in normal mode or not.

(I am using the terminal app and I prefer to keep the cursor a rectangle so I need a different visual aid.)

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  • Are you asking about the mode line, or about the line the cursor is on?
    – Dan
    Jul 18, 2017 at 14:46

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If I understand right, this should help get you started

(setq original-background (face-attribute 'mode-line :background))
(setq normal-state-background "#ff0000")
(add-hook 'evil-normal-state-entry-hook
          (lambda ()
            (set-face-attribute 'mode-line nil :background normal-state-background)))
(add-hook 'evil-normal-state-exit-hook
          (lambda ()
            (set-face-attribute 'mode-line nil :background original-background)))

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