Use custom highlight group for hiding cursor. declancm#11

Author: declancm

lua/cinnamon/init.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ M.setup = function(user_config)
   Cinnamon = {}
   Cinnamon.Scroll = Scroll
 
+  -- Create highlight group for hiding cursor:
+  if config.hide_cursor and vim.opt.termguicolors:get() then
+    vim.cmd([[
+    augroup cinnamon_highlight
+      autocmd!
+      autocmd ColorScheme * highlight CinnamonHideCursor gui=reverse blend=100
+    augroup END
+
+    highlight CinnamonHideCursor gui=reverse blend=100
+    ]])
+  end
+
   if config.default_keymaps then
     -- Half-window movements:
     utils.create_keymap({ 'n', 'x' }, '<C-u>', "<Cmd>lua Scroll('<C-u>', 1, 1)<CR>")

lua/cinnamon/scroll.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local utils = require('cinnamon.utils')
 local fn = require('cinnamon.functions')
 local motions = require('cinnamon.motions')
 
-local saved_guicursor
+local saved_guicursor = vim.opt.guicursor:get()
 local warning_given = false
 
 M.scroll = function(command, scroll_win, use_count, delay_length, deprecated_arg)
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@ M.scroll = function(command, scroll_win, use_count, delay_length, deprecated_arg
   -- Hide the cursor.
   local cursor_hidden = false
   if config.hide_cursor and vim.opt.termguicolors:get() then
-    if not saved_guicursor then
+    if vim.opt.guicursor:get() ~= 'a:CinnamonHideCursor' then
       saved_guicursor = vim.opt.guicursor:get()
     end
-    vim.cmd('highlight Cursor blend=100')
-    vim.opt.guicursor:append('a:Cursor/lCursor')
+    vim.opt.guicursor = 'a:CinnamonHideCursor'
     cursor_hidden = true
   end