Changing the cursor color within tmux based on vi mode
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As outlined on SE and SU you can execute actions in zsh when you change between normal and insert mode in a vi mode zsh session.
For changing the cursor color see the snippet below.
# use cursor as indicator of vi mode
zle-keymap-select () {
if [ $KEYMAP = vicmd ]; then
if [[ $TMUX = '' ]]; then
echo -ne "\033]12;Red\007"
else
printf '\033Ptmux;\033\033]12;red\007\033\\'
fi
else
if [[ $TMUX = '' ]]; then
echo -ne "\033]12;Grey\007"
else
printf '\033Ptmux;\033\033]12;grey\007\033\\'
fi
fi
}
zle-line-init () {
zle -K viins
echo -ne "\033]12;Grey\007"
}
zle -N zle-keymap-select
zle -N zle-line-initPut it somewhere in your zshrc and your cursor should switch to red when you enter normal mode and become grey again when you leave it.