From c03af2199f7b27214948614a70404ed602ac3688 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Felix Angell <felixangell@members.fsf.org>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 14:53:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] attempted to not blink while moving... didnt work!

---
 gui/buffer.go |  7 +++++--
 gui/cursor.go | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gui/buffer.go b/gui/buffer.go
index f11afd7..1facd8f 100644
--- a/gui/buffer.go
+++ b/gui/buffer.go
@@ -837,6 +837,9 @@ func (b *Buffer) HandleEvent(evt strife.StrifeEvent) {
 var lastCursorDraw = time.Now()
 var renderFlashingCursor = true
 
+var lastTimer = time.Now()
+var ldx, ldy = 0, 0
+
 func (b *Buffer) OnUpdate() bool {
 	return false
 }
@@ -885,7 +888,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) processInput(pred func(r int) bool) bool {
 	}
 
 	// handle cursor flash
-	if b.cfg.Cursor.Flash && runtime.GOOS == "spookyghost" {
+	if b.cfg.Cursor.Flash && 15 == 12 {
 		if time.Now().Sub(lastCursorDraw) >= time.Duration(b.cfg.Cursor.Flash_Rate)*time.Millisecond {
 			renderFlashingCursor = !renderFlashingCursor
 			lastCursorDraw = time.Now()
@@ -1098,7 +1101,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) renderAt(ctx *strife.Renderer, rx int, ry int) {
 	}
 
 	// render the ol' cursor
-	if b.HasFocus() && renderFlashingCursor && b.cfg.Cursor.Draw {
+	if b.HasFocus() && (renderFlashingCursor || b.curs.moving) && b.cfg.Cursor.Draw {
 		cursorWidth := b.cfg.Cursor.GetCaretWidth()
 		if cursorWidth == -1 {
 			cursorWidth = last_w
diff --git a/gui/cursor.go b/gui/cursor.go
index 89ff8a4..21a6dee 100644
--- a/gui/cursor.go
+++ b/gui/cursor.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package gui
 type Cursor struct {
 	x, y   int
 	rx, ry int
+	dx, dy int
+	moving bool
 }
 
 func (c *Cursor) gotoStart() {
@@ -18,6 +20,20 @@ func (c *Cursor) move(x, y int) {
 // moves the cursors position, and the
 // rendered coordinates by the given amount
 func (c *Cursor) moveRender(x, y, rx, ry int) {
+	if x > 0 {
+		c.dx = 1
+	} else if x < 0 {
+		c.dx = -1
+	}
+
+	if y > 0 {
+		c.dy = 1
+	} else if y < 0 {
+		c.dy = -1
+	}
+
+	c.moving = true
+
 	c.x += x
 	c.y += y