kern/188196: vt(4) text cursor invisible in reverse video

[Claude Buisson]

>Number:         188196
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       vt(4) text cursor invisible in reverse video
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Apr 02 10:50:00 UTC 2014
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Claude Buisson
>Release:        11.0-CURRENT
>Organization:
none
>Environment:
FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT #0 r260577M: Sat Jan 18 17:31:37 CET 2014
      toor at fidel:/home/obj/home/src/sys/ADELE11X i386
>Description:
In console/text mode, the vt(4) cursor disappears when the application
switches to reverse video, e.g. when exiting and saving a file edited with nano.
>How-To-Repeat:
see Description
>Fix:
I use the following patch

Patch attached with submission follows:

--- sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c.orig	2013-12-26 15:25:37.000000000 +0100
+++ sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c	2014-03-22 13:44:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -667,8 +667,11 @@
 	}
 
 	if (cursor) {
+		term_color_t tmp;
+
+		tmp = *fg;
 		*fg = *bg;
-		*bg = TC_WHITE;
+		*bg = tmp;
 	}
 }
 


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