Add hide cursor when typing option

alacritty.yml

@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ mouse:
 selection:
   semantic_escape_chars: ",│`|:\"' ()[]{}<>"
 
+hide_cursor_when_typing: false
+
 # Shell
 #
 # You can set shell.program to the path of your favorite shell, e.g. /bin/fish.

alacritty_macos.yml

@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ mouse:
 selection:
   semantic_escape_chars: ",│`|:\"' ()[]{}<>"
 
+hide_cursor_when_typing: false
+
 # Shell
 #
 # You can set shell.program to the path of your favorite shell, e.g. /bin/fish.

src/config.rs

@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// Visual bell configuration
     #[serde(default)]
     visual_bell: VisualBellConfig,
+
+    /// Hide cursor when typing
+    #[serde(default)]
+    hide_cursor_when_typing: bool,
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os="macos"))]
@@ -273,6 +277,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             config_path: None,
             visual_bell: Default::default(),
             env: Default::default(),
+            hide_cursor_when_typing: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1008,6 +1013,12 @@ impl Config {
         &self.env
     }
 
+    /// Should hide cursor when typing
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn hide_cursor_when_typing(&self) -> bool {
+        self.hide_cursor_when_typing
+    }
+
     fn load_from<P: Into<PathBuf>>(path: P) -> Result<Config> {
         let path = path.into();
         let raw = Config::read_file(path.as_path())?;

src/event.rs

@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ pub struct Processor<N> {
     ref_test: bool,
     size_info: SizeInfo,
     pub selection: Selection,
+    hide_cursor_when_typing: bool,
+    hide_cursor: bool,
 }
 
 /// Notify that the terminal was resized
@@ -178,6 +180,8 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
             mouse: Default::default(),
             selection: Default::default(),
             size_info: size_info,
+            hide_cursor_when_typing: config.hide_cursor_when_typing(),
+            hide_cursor: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -189,6 +193,7 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
         event: glutin::Event,
         ref_test: bool,
         resize_tx: &mpsc::Sender<(u32, u32)>,
+        hide_cursor: &mut bool,
     ) {
         match event {
             glutin::Event::Closed => {
@@ -219,9 +224,11 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
                 processor.ctx.terminal.dirty = true;
             },
             glutin::Event::KeyboardInput(state, _code, key, mods, string) => {
+                *hide_cursor = true;
                 processor.process_key(state, key, mods, string);
             },
             glutin::Event::MouseInput(state, button) => {
+                *hide_cursor = false;
                 processor.mouse_input(state, button);
                 processor.ctx.terminal.dirty = true;
             },
@@ -229,6 +236,7 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
                 let x = limit(x, 0, processor.ctx.size_info.width as i32);
                 let y = limit(y, 0, processor.ctx.size_info.height as i32);
 
+                *hide_cursor = false;
                 processor.mouse_moved(x as u32, y as u32);
 
                 if !processor.ctx.selection.is_empty() {
@@ -236,6 +244,7 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
                 }
             },
             glutin::Event::MouseWheel(scroll_delta, touch_phase) => {
+                *hide_cursor = false;
                 processor.on_mouse_wheel(scroll_delta, touch_phase);
             },
             glutin::Event::Focused(true) |
@@ -275,6 +284,7 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
                         $event,
                         self.ref_test,
                         &self.resize_tx,
+                        &mut self.hide_cursor,
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -309,6 +319,10 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
             for event in window.poll_events() {
                 process!(event);
             }
+
+            if self.hide_cursor_when_typing {
+                window.set_cursor_visible(!self.hide_cursor);
+            }
         }
 
         self.wait_for_event = !terminal.dirty;

src/window.rs

@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ impl Window {
     pub fn set_title(&self, title: &str) {
         self.glutin_window.set_title(title);
     }
+
+    /// Set cursor visible
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn set_cursor_visible(&self, show: bool) {
+        self.glutin_window.set_cursor(if show { glutin::MouseCursor::Default }
+                                      else { glutin::MouseCursor::NoneCursor });
+    }
 }
 
 impl Proxy {