Block cursor (caret_extra_width) doesn't alphablend with underlying character

[qgates]

Using the setting caret_extra_width with a value of, say, 7, allows us to have a block cursor/caret. Apart from being aesthetically nice this is useful with smaller font sizes so I can find the caret more easily.

Unfortunately, using a 4-hexbyte colour for the caret in the theme - with the 4th specifying the alpha channel - doesn't work in Sublime. So as the cursor blinks it obscures the underlying character, a bit of a showstopper for me.

Can this be fixed so we can have similar block cursor behaviour to other editors? (vim etc.)

(Tested in Windows/Linux, Sublime 3, latest beta/dev builds as of this post)

[FichteFoll]

To be precise, the alpha channel for the caret key is interpreted, it's just that the final color is calculated against the background color, so an alpha channel of 00 results in the exact same color as the background and the caret is not actually transparent = characters are not visible.

[qgates]

Thanks for that clarification. Alphablending is indeed done against the background colour, but the character underneath the caret is ignored. We're one small step away from a usable block cursor; with pulse enabled this looks really nice too, hope I'm not in a minority of one in wanting it.

[Mravara]

This is really bugging me. The whole point of text editor is to suit your preferences, and I just can't get that with sublime. This is not a minor issue, it's huge. I mean, I can't see the letter where my cursor is, how is that minor issue?

[adarhef]

Also waiting for this feature.

[J3Rik0]

Same here, keep checking back again and again to see if this is something in the works or not. @qgates No, you're not a minority, I'd love to see this feature implemented too. The inverse_caret_state option doesn't really cut it in this department, it just gives you a horizontal caret not a true block caret.

[Mravara]

Just switch to vs code

[J3Rik0]

@Mravara the same issue is found in vs code so NO! I don't like toys either, I prefer manly tools for my dev work.

[Mravara]

@J3Rik0 I'm sad to see you getting triggered over this like that. Vs code doesn't have the same issue since I've been using it for almost two years now with no problems.

[vistuleB]

I'm also waiting for this feature. What's going on? Seems like it would be a minor thing to fix.