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Ghostty smooth fading trailing cursor
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| // Original version by KroneCorylus, ref https://github.com/KroneCorylus/shader-playground/blob/main/shaders/cursor_smear_fade.glsl | |
| // | |
| // Modifications: | |
| // - Base the cursor trail color on the current cursor color, which can be configured | |
| // in ghostty's config using `cursor-color`, ref https://ghostty.org/docs/config/reference#cursor-color | |
| // - Cursor trail is partially transparent, which gives a nice fade effect | |
| // - Cursor trail's maximum opacity is configurable using `TRAIL_MAX_OPACITY` | |
| // |