This is a newbie question.
I'd like to have a red cursor with a width of 4. This code doesn't work:
(setf cursor-type '(bar . 4))
(set-cursor-color "#FF0000")
how can i correct this to display a red cursor with a width of 4?
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Since cursor-type is a buffer-local variable, if you use setf (or setq) you only change its value in the temporary buffer used while reading the init file (ref.). When a variable's doc string says "Automatically becomes buffer-local when set" it means you have to use setq-default to change it.
This works for me
(setq-default cursor-type '(bar . 4))
(set-cursor-color "#FF0000") ; You can also use ‘"red"’.
From the comments: You can change the shape of the cursor in unselected windows by setting cursor-in-non-selected-windows, for example (setq-default cursor-in-non-selected-windows '(bar . 1)).
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This is great except I can no longer can distinguish between two cursors in two different emacs windows. I can't distinguish which is current buffer, ie, the buffer in focus. Both are red. Is there a way I can hide the inactive cursor and make it invisible? Or maybe just make it light grey? Commented Feb 13, 2021 at 16:58
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1@WickedJargon You can change the shape of the cursor in the unselected windows by changing
cursor-in-non-selected-windows, for example(setq-default cursor-in-non-selected-windows '(bar . 1)), or you can make it invisible by setting the variable tonil(seeC-h v cursor-in-non-selected-windowsfor all the options). Regarding the color, I don't know how make Emacs use a different one for the unselected windows' cursor. Maybe How do I change the cursor face per buffer? is of help? Commented Feb 13, 2021 at 17:41