patch 8.0.0973: initial info about blinking cursor is wrong commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ce1c32780a7d0ae5110eab627fcbfd4a11e5eb52 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Aug 20 15:05:15 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0973: initial info about blinking cursor is wrong Problem: initial info about blinking cursor is wrong Solution: Invert the blink flag. Add t_VS to stop a blinking cursor.

" vimrc for test_gui_init.vim

" Note that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before switching on
" syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc| file is sourced the system
" menu has already been loaded; the ":syntax on" and ":filetype on" commands
" load the menu too).
set guioptions+=M