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Highlight with custom color
KarateJB May 13, 2025
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Add global variable to adjust the flash color
KarateJB May 13, 2025
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ it and just execute the command as follows when you need it.

## Configuration

The duration of the cursor flash can be customized in your `~/.vimrc`:
The duration and color of the cursor flash can be customized in your `~/.vimrc`:

" This is the default
" This is the default duration
let g:ping_cursor_flash_milliseconds = 250
" Set named color to the cursor flash
let g:ping_cursor_color = 'lightblue'

## Why I Built This

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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions plugin/vim-ping-cursor.vim
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Expand Up @@ -16,10 +16,27 @@ if !exists('g:ping_cursor_flash_milliseconds')
endif

function! s:PingCursor()
if exists('g:ping_cursor_color') && !empty(g:ping_cursor_color)
" Save current CursorLine and CursorColumn attributes.
let l:cur_cursorline = matchstr(execute('hi CursorLine'), 'term=.*')
let l:cur_cursorcolumn = matchstr(execute('hi CursorColumn'), 'term=.*')
" Change the color
execute 'highlight CursorLine ctermbg=' . g:ping_cursor_color . ' guibg=' . g:ping_cursor_color
execute 'highlight CursorColumn ctermbg=' . g:ping_cursor_color . ' guibg=' . g:ping_cursor_color
endif

set cursorline cursorcolumn
redraw
execute 'sleep' g:ping_cursor_flash_milliseconds . 'm'
set nocursorline nocursorcolumn

" Restore previous highlight attributes
if exists('l:cur_cursorline') && !empty(l:cur_cursorline)
execute 'highlight CursorLine ' . l:cur_cursorline
endif
if exists('l:cur_cursorcolumn') && !empty(l:cur_cursorcolumn)
execute 'highlight CursorColumn ' . l:cur_cursorcolumn
endif
endfunction


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