Deprecate 'stick' feature of the 'smart_cursor'

autoload/fern.vim

@@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ call s:Config.config(expand('<sfile>:p'), {
       \ 'logfile': v:null,
       \ 'loglevel': g:fern#INFO,
       \ 'opener': 'edit',
-      \ 'smart_cursor': 'stick',
+      \ 'hide_cursor': 0,
       \ 'keepalt_on_edit': 0,
       \ 'keepjumps_on_edit': 0,
       \ 'disable_auto_buffer_delete': 0,
       \ 'disable_auto_buffer_rename': 0,
       \ 'disable_default_mappings': 0,
       \ 'disable_viewer_spinner': has('win32') && !has('gui_running'),
       \ 'disable_viewer_auto_duplication': 0,
-      \ 'disable_viewer_smart_cursor': 0,
       \ 'disable_drawer_auto_winfixwidth': 0,
       \ 'disable_drawer_auto_resize': 0,
       \ 'disable_drawer_smart_quit': get(g:, 'disable_drawer_auto_quit', 0),
@@ -71,3 +70,9 @@ if exists('g:fern#disable_drawer_auto_quit')
         \ 'g:fern#disable_drawer_smart_quit',
         \)
 endif
+if exists('g:fern#smart_cursor')
+  call fern#util#deprecated('g:fern#smart_cursor', 'g:fern#hide_cursor')
+endif
+if exists('g:fern#disable_viewer_smart_cursor')
+  call fern#util#deprecated('g:fern#disable_viewer_smart_cursor')
+endif

autoload/fern/helper/async.vim

@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ function! s:async_redraw() abort dict
   let l:Profile = fern#profile#start('fern#helper:helper.async.redraw')
   let helper = self.helper
   let fern = helper.fern
-  let prefix = !g:fern#disable_viewer_smart_cursor && g:fern#smart_cursor ==# 'stick' ? ' ' : ''
   return s:Promise.resolve()
         \.then({ -> fern.renderer.render(fern.visible_nodes) })
-        \.then({ v -> map(v, { -> prefix . v:val }) })
         \.then({ v -> fern#internal#buffer#replace(helper.bufnr, v) })
         \.then({ -> helper.async.remark() })
         \.then({ -> fern#hook#emit('viewer:redraw', helper) })

autoload/fern/internal/viewer.vim

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function! s:init() abort
     autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI,BufLeave <buffer> let b:fern_cursor = getcurpos()[1:2]
   augroup END
   call fern#internal#viewer#auto_duplication#init()
-  call fern#internal#viewer#smart_cursor#init()
+  call fern#internal#viewer#hide_cursor#init()
 
   " Add unique fragment to make each buffer uniq
   let bufname = bufname('%')

autoload/fern/internal/viewer/hide_cursor.vim

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+function! fern#internal#viewer#hide_cursor#init() abort
+  if !g:fern#hide_cursor
+    return
+  endif
+  call s:hide_cursor_init()
+endfunction
+
+function! s:hide_cursor_init() abort
+  augroup fern_internal_viewer_smart_cursor_init
+    autocmd! * <buffer>
+    autocmd BufEnter,WinEnter,CmdwinLeave,CmdlineLeave <buffer> setlocal cursorline
+    autocmd BufLeave,WinLeave,CmdwinEnter,CmdlineEnter <buffer> setlocal nocursorline
+    autocmd BufEnter,WinEnter,CmdwinLeave,CmdlineLeave <buffer> call fern#internal#cursor#hide()
+    autocmd BufLeave,WinLeave,CmdwinEnter,CmdlineEnter <buffer> call fern#internal#cursor#restore()
+    autocmd VimLeave <buffer> call fern#internal#cursor#restore()
+  augroup END
+
+  " Do NOT allow cursorlineopt=number while the cursor is hidden (Fix #182)
+  if exists('+cursorlineopt')
+    setlocal cursorlineopt=number,line
+  endif
+endfunction

autoload/fern/renderer/default.vim

@@ -38,25 +38,20 @@ function! s:lnum(index) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! s:syntax() abort
-  let prefix = !g:fern#disable_viewer_smart_cursor && g:fern#smart_cursor ==# 'stick' ? ' ' : ''
-
   syntax match FernLeaf   /^.*[^/].*$/ transparent contains=FernLeafSymbol
   syntax match FernBranch /^.*\/.*$/   transparent contains=FernBranchSymbol
   syntax match FernRoot   /\%1l.*/       transparent contains=FernRootText
   execute printf(
-        \ 'syntax match FernRootSymbol /%s%s/ contained nextgroup=FernRootText',
-        \ prefix,
+        \ 'syntax match FernRootSymbol /%s/ contained nextgroup=FernRootText',
         \ escape(g:fern#renderer#default#root_symbol, s:ESCAPE_PATTERN),
         \)
   execute printf(
-        \ 'syntax match FernLeafSymbol /^%s\%%(%s\)*%s/ contained nextgroup=FernLeafText',
-        \ prefix,
+        \ 'syntax match FernLeafSymbol /^\%%(%s\)*%s/ contained nextgroup=FernLeafText',
         \ escape(g:fern#renderer#default#leading, s:ESCAPE_PATTERN),
         \ escape(g:fern#renderer#default#leaf_symbol, s:ESCAPE_PATTERN),
         \)
   execute printf(
-        \ 'syntax match FernBranchSymbol /^%s\%%(%s\)*\%%(%s\|%s\)/ contained nextgroup=FernBranchText',
-        \ prefix,
+        \ 'syntax match FernBranchSymbol /^\%%(%s\)*\%%(%s\|%s\)/ contained nextgroup=FernBranchText',
         \ escape(g:fern#renderer#default#leading, s:ESCAPE_PATTERN),
         \ escape(g:fern#renderer#default#collapsed_symbol, s:ESCAPE_PATTERN),
         \ escape(g:fern#renderer#default#expanded_symbol, s:ESCAPE_PATTERN),

doc/fern.txt

@@ -330,22 +330,16 @@ VARIABLE						*fern-variable*
 	windows style.
 	Default: 'edit'
 
+*g:fern#hide_cursor*
+	Set 1 to hide cursor and forcedly enable |cursorline| to visualize the
+	cursor node. The |cursorline| is automatically enabled when the focus
+	is on the buffer and automatically disabled when the cursor is out of
+	the buffer.
+	Note that Neovim prior to 0.5.0 cannot hide the cursor thus faint
+	vertical bar is used instead.
+
 *g:fern#smart_cursor*
-	A type |String| of the smart cursor. Available values are
-
-	"stick"		Stick the cursor to the first column to visualize the
-			cursor node. In this mode, single whitespace is
-			prefixed as a padding for better looks.
-
-	"hide"		Hide the cursor and forcedly enable |cursorline| to
-			visualize the cursor node. In this mode, |cursorline|
-			is automatically enabled when the focus is on the
-			buffer and automatically disabled when the cursor is
-			out of the buffer.
-			Note that Neovim prior to 0.5.0 cannot hide the cursor
-			thus faint vertical bar is used instead.
-
-	Default: "stick"
+	DEPRECATED: Use |g:fern#hide_cursor| instead.
 
 *g:fern#keepalt_on_edit*
 	Set 1 to apply |keepalt| on the "open:edit" action to keep an
@@ -418,11 +412,9 @@ VARIABLE						*fern-variable*
 
 *g:fern#disable_viewer_hide_cursor*
 	DEPRECATED: The cursor is not hidden any longer in default.
-	See |g:fern#smart_cursor| for detail.
 
 *g:fern#disable_viewer_smart_cursor*
-	Set 1 to disable viewer smart cursor feature.
-	See |g:fern#smart_cursor| for detail.
+	DEPRECATED: The smart cursor feature has obsoleted.
 
 *g:fern#disable_drawer_auto_winfixwidth*
 	Set 1 to disable automatically enable 'winfixwidth' to drawer on

test/.themisrc

@@ -37,6 +37,3 @@ call themis#log('-----------------------------------------------------------')
 
 " Add test utilities
 set runtimepath+=./test/util
-
-" Disable 'smart_cursor' which slightly change the viewer content
-let g:fern#disable_viewer_smart_cursor = 1