From 4604558d359c5ee825fa9373485be68f9e7db6b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:22:01 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Add some more docs for cursor_shape --- kitty/options/definition.py | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/kitty/options/definition.py b/kitty/options/definition.py index cf4a02f2c..69120f324 100644 --- a/kitty/options/definition.py +++ b/kitty/options/definition.py @@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ opt('cursor_shape', 'block', long_text='The cursor shape can be one of (block, beam, underline).' ' Note that when reloading the config this will be changed only if the' ' cursor shape has not been set by the program running in the terminal.' + ' This sets the default cursor shape. Applications running in the terminal' + ' can override it. In particular, :ref:`shell_integration` in kitty' + ' sets the cursor shape to bar at shell prompts. You can avoid this' + ' by setting :opt:`shell_integration` to :code:`no-cursor`.' ) opt('cursor_beam_thickness', '1.5',