Fixes #2050

README.md

@@ -181,6 +181,19 @@ We have removed this option, due to it making VSCodeVim's performance suffer imm
 * In visual mode, start a search with * or # using the current selection
 * Type: Boolean (Default: `false`)
 
+#### `"vim.cursorStylePerMode"`
+* Configure a specific cursor style per mode, any modes omitted will use default cursor type
+* Modes available are normal, insert, replace, visual, visualline, and visualblock
+* Cursors available are line, block, underline, line-thin, block-outline, and underline-thin
+
+```
+    "vim.cursorStylePerMode" : {
+        "normal": "underline",
+        "insert": "line-thin",
+        "replace": "block-outline"
+    }
+```
+
 ### Neovim Integration
 
 We now have neovim integration for Ex-commands. If you want to take advantage of this integration, set `"vim.enableNeovim"` to `true`, and set your `"vim.neovimPath"`. If you don't have neovim installed, [install neovim here](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Installing-Neovim). If you don't want to install neovim, all of the old functionality should still work as is (we would really suggest neovim installing though. The new Ex support is super cool, and we'd like to integrate neovim more in the future).

package.json

@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Automatically apply the global flag, /g, to substitute commands. When set to true, use /g to mean only first match should be replaced.",
           "default": "false"
+        },
+        "vim.cursorStylePerMode": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Customize cursor style per mode"
         }
       }
     }

src/configuration/configuration.ts

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ export interface IHandleKeys {
   [key: string]: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface IStatusBarColors {
-  normal: string;
-  insert: string;
-  visual: string;
-  visualline: string;
-  visualblock: string;
-  replace: string;
+export interface IModeSpecificStrings {
+  normal: string | undefined;
+  insert: string | undefined;
+  visual: string | undefined;
+  visualline: string | undefined;
+  visualblock: string | undefined;
+  replace: string | undefined;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
       .getConfiguration()
       .get('editor.cursorStyle') as string;
     this.userCursor = this.cursorStyleFromString(cursorStyleString);
+    if (this.userCursor === undefined) {
+      this.userCursor = this.cursorStyleFromString('line');
+    }
 
     // Get configuration setting for handled keys, this allows user to disable
     // certain key comboinations
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
     }
   }
 
-  private cursorStyleFromString(cursorStyle: string): vscode.TextEditorCursorStyle {
+  public cursorStyleFromString(cursorStyle: string): vscode.TextEditorCursorStyle | undefined {
     const cursorType = {
       line: vscode.TextEditorCursorStyle.Line,
       block: vscode.TextEditorCursorStyle.Block,
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
     if (cursorType[cursorStyle] !== undefined) {
       return cursorType[cursorStyle];
     } else {
-      return vscode.TextEditorCursorStyle.Line;
+      return undefined;
     }
   }
 
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
   /**
    * Status bar colors to change to based on mode
    */
-  statusBarColors: IStatusBarColors = {
+  statusBarColors: IModeSpecificStrings = {
     normal: '#005f5f',
     insert: '#5f0000',
     visual: '#5f00af',
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
   /**
    * Type of cursor user is using native to vscode
    */
-  userCursor: number;
+  userCursor: number | undefined;
 
   /**
    * Use spaces when the user presses tab?
@@ -309,6 +312,18 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
    * Automatically apply the /g flag to substitute commands.
    */
   substituteGlobalFlag = false;
+
+  /**
+   * Cursor style to set based on mode
+   */
+  cursorStylePerMode: IModeSpecificStrings = {
+    normal: undefined,
+    insert: undefined,
+    visual: undefined,
+    visualline: undefined,
+    visualblock: undefined,
+    replace: undefined,
+  };
 }
 
 function overlapSetting(args: {

src/mode/modeHandler.ts

@@ -1845,10 +1845,21 @@ export class ModeHandler implements vscode.Disposable {
         cursorStyle = vscode.TextEditorCursorStyle.Underline;
         break;
       case VSCodeVimCursorType.Native:
-        cursorStyle = Configuration.userCursor;
+        if (Configuration.userCursor !== undefined) {
+          cursorStyle = Configuration.userCursor;
+        }
         break;
     }
 
+    const optionalCursorStyle =
+      Configuration.cursorStylePerMode[this._vimState.currentModeName().toLowerCase()];
+    if (optionalCursorStyle !== undefined) {
+      const cursorStyleNum = Configuration.cursorStyleFromString(optionalCursorStyle);
+      if (cursorStyleNum !== undefined) {
+        cursorStyle = cursorStyleNum;
+      }
+    }
+
     let options = this._vimState.editor.options;
     options.cursorStyle = cursorStyle;
     this._vimState.editor.options = options;