Re: address@hidden: blink-cursor improvement suggestion]

[Kim F. Storm]

Jason Rumney <address@hidden> writes:

> Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Do people like change?
> 
> I was surprised by how much I liked the appearance, when I read the
> description I didn't think I would.  This would probably have to be
> changed at the C code level though, to avoid the side effect of
> inactive cursors also blinking.

I noticed the same thing.  Quite annoying.

> 
> I think a "cursor-blink" face which inherits from default face could
> be used, and instead of clearing the cursor to blink it, we could
> redraw it with "cursor-blink" and "cursor" alternately.

I'd second that.

Alternatively, it could "blink" between the hollow and normal cursor
shapes.  Then we don't need an extra face.

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk