Re: cursor-type as bar

[J. David Boyd]

address@hidden (J. David Boyd) writes:

> Markus Gritsch <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I would like to use a bar cursor, instead of a block cursor.
>> (setq default-frame-alist '((cursor-type . (bar . 2))))
>>
>> The problem is, that the bar cursor is drawn like a block cursor, only 
>> using a smaller width. To really be usable, the bar cursor should be 
>> drawn *between* the characters, e.g. shifting it width/2 pixels to the left.
>>
>> On the attached Emacs.png the 'u' is partially hiden by the bar-cursor. 
>>  It is even worse when the cursor is placed at the 'i', in which case 
>> the letter is hidden completely.  The attachment SciTE.png shows a 
>> screenshot of the OpenSource Scintilla text editing widget, which shifts 
>> a 2 pixel wide bar-cursor one pixel to the left.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Markus
>>
>
> I'm using Emacs 22.0.50 on cygwin (windows xp), and the bar cursor does not
> hide the letter 'i', as it is moved a tad to the left.
>
> Dave


Oops, sorry.  I'm using Emacs 22.0.50 on linux (mandriva le 2005), and the bar
cursor does not hide the letter 'i' ....