Have a non blinking cursor.

[mibi88]

Description

I found the quickly blinking cursor stressing/disturbing. I found on the internet that setting <entry javaType="java.lang.Integer" name="caret-blink-rate" xml:space="preserve"><value>0</value></entry> can make it non blinking but it makes it disappear entirely.

Use case/motivation

I would like an option for a non-blinking cursor because it makes it more comfortable to use in my opinion.

Related issues

No response

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

[mbien]

this might be a JDK bug since the value is simply passed to the Caret instance:

netbeans/ide/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/BaseTextUI.java

Lines 213 to 217 in b53a8a4

	int br = prefs.getInt(SimpleValueNames.CARET_BLINK_RATE, -1);
	if (br == -1) {
	br = defaultCaret.getBlinkRate();
	}
	caret.setBlinkRate(br);

according to the doc, 0 will make it stop blinking:
https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.desktop/javax/swing/text/Caret.html#setBlinkRate(int)

as workaround, you could change this into a large value, which would have the same effect in practice:

add this line

    <entry javaType="java.lang.Integer" name="caret-blink-rate" xml:space="preserve"><value>100000</value></entry>

to [config_folder]/[version]/config/Editors/Preferences/org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings-CustomPreferences.xml

[mibi88]

I've tried with other LookAndFeels and it doesn't change anything, the cursor stays hidden.

I've installed it from flathub. Here is the about dialog:

Note: I've erased the name of my home directory in the screenshot.

[mbien]

this isn't look and feel related. Simply set the value to a larger number and it should stop blinking.