# Repl cursor/caret blink visibilty

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-cursor-caret-blink-visibilty/15324
**Category:** Offtopic
**Created:** [September 22, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-cursor-caret-blink-visibilty/15324 "2018-09-22T03:21:13Z")
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### Author: ![y4lu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/47e85d/32.png) [@y4lu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/y4lu)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-cursor-caret-blink-visibilty/15324/1 "2018-09-22T03:21:13Z")

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When editing a line of code in the Repl, it takes about half a second after the last left or right key press for the cursor to reappear, which presents itself as a bit of an unexpected usability problem. Julia version 1.0.0 on Win7