dollar does not go to the end of the line? (or cursor issue in normal mode)

Hello, I'm trying vimpulse and I'm liking it a lot. I have found a small bothering thing, though: when I hit '$', I only get to the character before the last one (in the sense that I can hit the right arrow key, and be at the end of the line). I suspect this is because the cursor is not a block when in normal mode (as in vi), but the fact that I can right-arrow is still strange. Is it possible to have a block cursor in normal mode, and a "pipe" cursor in insert mode? Thanks a lot, Alan PS: I'm not subscribed (yet) to the list; could you please CC me in replies.