Crumb
c/emacs · by Titus@communick.news · 2y

Why is cursor-type always 'bar in org-mode?

In my init-File I have the cursor-type set to 'box. Still, when I open an org-file, the cursor is automatically set to 'bar. If I change the major mode to outline-mode, it is set to 'box, and when I change it back to org-mode, it is set to 'bar.

I tried region-evaluate on the line (setq cursor-type 'box) in an org-file, and the cursor changes to 'box. But I would like to have it set to box right away through init.el.

My theme is modus-operandi-tinted, and I looked there, but it just sets the color of the cursor, not its form. Could it be that setq cursor-type is not respected by org-mode?

(I use mixed-pitch mode.)

Thank you very much for any help!

3 points · 2 comments · view on lemmy.world

2 Comments

yantar92@communick.news · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Could it be that setq cursor-type is not respected by org-mode?

Org mode does not change cursor type in Org buffers. I recommend checking your hooks.

Titus@communick.news · 3 pts · 2y

Thank you for your advice and for looking into this!

I went through all the hooks, they just start:

org-superstar-mode
prettify-symbols-alist
org-auto-tangle-mode
typo-mode

But I commented out almost everything in my config and found out it has to do with mixed-pitch. The solution:

  (use-package mixed-pitch
    :config
    (setq mixed-pitch-variable-pitch-cursor 'box))

When no setting is done, mixed-pitch automatically sets the cursor to 'bar. So my setting it to 'box by cursor-type was of no use for my org-mode buffers (with mixed-pitch). Phew! Now it works as I like it.

Thanks again for your quick answer. It's great that everything can be set to one's liking in Emacs.