microsoft/Terminal

The CursorStyle in TerminalTheme does not seem to work

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#16,404 opened on Dec 1, 2023

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Description

Windows Terminal version

be9fc200c7b22c544103ec3304ca31c3b984031e

Windows build number

10.0.22631.2715

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L101

Change BlinkingBar to BlinkingBlock

Expected Behavior

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Actual Behavior

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It's still BlinkingBar

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Research direction
Investigate how CursorStyle is applied in TerminalTheme and trace the rendering path to see why BlinkingBlock is not taking effect.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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