From f4422d4af1627909bbc3aafe63b347446c6b8c1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: logikonline <dave@marketally.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:26:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] cursor blink in entry/editor

---
 LinuxApplication.cs | 21 +++++++++++----------
 Views/SkiaEditor.cs | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/LinuxApplication.cs b/LinuxApplication.cs
index d155db9..152caf2 100644
--- a/LinuxApplication.cs
+++ b/LinuxApplication.cs
@@ -197,17 +197,14 @@ public class LinuxApplication : IDisposable
         {
             if (_focusedView != value)
             {
-                if (_focusedView != null)
-                {
-                    _focusedView.IsFocused = false;
-                }
-
+                var oldFocus = _focusedView;
                 _focusedView = value;
 
-                if (_focusedView != null)
-                {
-                    _focusedView.IsFocused = true;
-                }
+                // Call OnFocusLost on the old view (this sets IsFocused = false and invalidates)
+                oldFocus?.OnFocusLost();
+
+                // Call OnFocusGained on the new view (this sets IsFocused = true and invalidates)
+                _focusedView?.OnFocusGained();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -783,11 +780,15 @@ public class LinuxApplication : IDisposable
 
     private void UpdateAnimations()
     {
-        // Update cursor blink for entry controls
+        // Update cursor blink for text input controls
         if (_focusedView is SkiaEntry entry)
         {
             entry.UpdateCursorBlink();
         }
+        else if (_focusedView is SkiaEditor editor)
+        {
+            editor.UpdateCursorBlink();
+        }
     }
 
     private void Render()
diff --git a/Views/SkiaEditor.cs b/Views/SkiaEditor.cs
index f904849..b239bea 100644
--- a/Views/SkiaEditor.cs
+++ b/Views/SkiaEditor.cs
@@ -874,13 +874,6 @@ public class SkiaEditor : SkiaView, IInputContext
             UpdateLines();
         }
 
-        // Handle cursor blinking
-        if (IsFocused && (DateTime.Now - _lastCursorBlink).TotalMilliseconds > 500)
-        {
-            _cursorVisible = !_cursorVisible;
-            _lastCursorBlink = DateTime.Now;
-        }
-
         // Draw background
         var bgColor = EditorBackgroundColor != null ? ToSKColor(EditorBackgroundColor) :
             (IsEnabled ? SkiaTheme.BackgroundWhiteSK : SkiaTheme.Gray100SK);
@@ -1422,6 +1415,32 @@ public class SkiaEditor : SkiaView, IInputContext
         Completed?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resets the cursor blink timer (shows cursor immediately).
+    /// </summary>
+    private void ResetCursorBlink()
+    {
+        _lastCursorBlink = DateTime.Now;
+        _cursorVisible = true;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates cursor blink animation. Called by the application's animation loop.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void UpdateCursorBlink()
+    {
+        if (!IsFocused) return;
+
+        var elapsed = (DateTime.Now - _lastCursorBlink).TotalMilliseconds;
+        var newVisible = ((int)(elapsed / 500) % 2) == 0;
+
+        if (newVisible != _cursorVisible)
+        {
+            _cursorVisible = newVisible;
+            Invalidate();
+        }
+    }
+
     #region Selection and Clipboard
 
     public void SelectAll()