add function to hide or show the cursor

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02f953f..61a02ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+* `hide_cursor` to hide or show the cursor
+
 ## [0.2.2] - 2021-12-06
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 67c0676..6c515c6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -265,4 +265,13 @@ pub trait Textmode: private::Output {
             self.write(b"\x1b[27m");
         }
     }
+
+    /// Sets whether the cursor should be visible.
+    fn hide_cursor(&mut self, hide: bool) {
+        if hide {
+            self.write(b"\x1b[?25l");
+        } else {
+            self.write(b"\x1b[?25h");
+        }
+    }
 }