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Feature request: configurable mouse cursor style (arrow vs I-beam) #1452
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Currently, Rio always displays an I-beam (text selection) mouse cursor over the terminal area. This differs from the behavior of traditional Windows terminals like PowerShell (conhost), which use a standard arrow cursor by default and only switch to I-beam when actively selecting text.
Expected behavior
Add a configuration option to control the mouse cursor style over the terminal area:
- Arrow (default system cursor) — switches to I-beam only when selecting text
- I-beam (current behavior) — always shows I-beam over terminal content
This is consistent with how PowerShell/conhost works on Windows: the cursor is a normal arrow pointer, and changes to I-beam only during text selection.
Current behavior
The mouse cursor is always displayed as I-beam over the terminal content area, making it look like you're always in "selection mode" even when just hovering.
Suggested config
# Mouse cursor style over terminal area
# Options: 'arrow', 'ibeam' (default: 'ibeam')
mouse-cursor = 'arrow'Environment
- OS: Windows 11
- Rio version: latest
- Also affects other modern terminals (Alacritty, WezTerm) — but Rio has the opportunity to stand out by offering this option.
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