Disabled smear-cursor. it is nice but too irritating

lua/plugins.lua

@@ -507,42 +507,43 @@ require("lazy").setup({
   },
 
 
-  {
+  -- 2026-02-18 nice plugin, but still more irritating than helpful
-    'sphamba/smear-cursor.nvim',
+  -- {
-    opts = {
+  --   'sphamba/smear-cursor.nvim',
-      -- cursor_color = "#ff4000",
+  --   opts = {
-      cursor_color = "#8b0000",
+  --     -- cursor_color = "#ff4000",
-      stiffness = 1,
+  --     cursor_color = "#8b0000",
-      trailing_stiffness = 1,
+  --     stiffness = 1,
-      trailing_exponent = 0,
+  --     trailing_stiffness = 1,
-      matrix_pixel_threshold = 1,
+  --     trailing_exponent = 0,
-      damping = 0.9,
+  --     matrix_pixel_threshold = 1,
-      gradient_exponent = 0,
+  --     damping = 0.9,
-      gamma = 1,
+  --     gradient_exponent = 0,
-      never_draw_over_target = true, -- if you want to actually see under the cursor
+  --     gamma = 1,
-      hide_target_hack = true,       -- same
+  --     never_draw_over_target = true, -- if you want to actually see under the cursor
-      legacy_computing_symbols_support = true,
+  --     hide_target_hack = true,       -- same
-
+  --     legacy_computing_symbols_support = true,
-      -- Only smear cursor when moving at least these distances
+  --
-      -- value of 2 inhibits smear while typing
+  --     -- Only smear cursor when moving at least these distances
-      min_horizontal_distance_smear = 2,
+  --     -- value of 2 inhibits smear while typing
-      min_vertical_distance_smear = 2,
+  --     min_horizontal_distance_smear = 2,
-
+  --     min_vertical_distance_smear = 2,
-      smear_insert_mode = false,
+  --
-
+  --     smear_insert_mode = false,
-      -- particles configuration
+  --
-      particles_enabled = true,
+  --     -- particles configuration
-      particle_spread = 1,
+  --     particles_enabled = true,
-      particles_per_second = 200,
+  --     particle_spread = 1,
-      particles_per_length = 50,
+  --     particles_per_second = 200,
-      particle_max_lifetime = 800,
+  --     particles_per_length = 50,
-      particle_max_initial_velocity = 20,
+  --     particle_max_lifetime = 800,
-      particle_velocity_from_cursor = 0.5,
+  --     particle_max_initial_velocity = 20,
-      particle_damping = 0.15,
+  --     particle_velocity_from_cursor = 0.5,
-      particle_gravity = 50,
+  --     particle_damping = 0.15,
-      min_distance_emit_particles = 0,
+  --     particle_gravity = 50,
-    },
+  --     min_distance_emit_particles = 0,
-  },
+  --   },
+  -- },
 
   {
     "A7Lavinraj/fyler.nvim",