--- a/src/luan/modules/swing/TextAreaLuan.java	Mon Apr 14 14:20:45 2025 -0600
+++ b/src/luan/modules/swing/TextAreaLuan.java	Mon Apr 14 15:58:18 2025 -0600
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
+import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import javax.swing.JTextArea;
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
+import javax.swing.Timer;
 import javax.swing.text.DefaultCaret;
 import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
 import goodjava.logging.Logger;
@@ -15,8 +20,21 @@
 	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TextAreaLuan.class);
 
 	private static final DefaultCaret flatLafCaret = new DefaultCaret() {
-		@Override public void setSelectionVisible(boolean visible) {
-			super.setSelectionVisible(true);
+		private final Timer blinkTimer = new javax.swing.Timer(500, new ActionListener() {
+			@Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
+				setVisible(!isVisible());
+			}
+		});
+
+		@Override public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
+			super.focusGained(e);
+			blinkTimer.start();
+		}
+
+		@Override public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) {
+			// Don't call super — we want to keep caret visible
+			blinkTimer.stop();
+			setVisible(true);
 		}
 	};