From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 42452@debbugs.gnu.org, radon.neon@gmail.com
Subject: bug#42452: 27.0.91; hollow box cursor sometimes leaves artifacts
Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 16:25:11 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <837djyvmiw.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87lf8eq0cd.fsf@gnus.org> (message from Lars Ingebrigtsen on Sun, 16 May 2021 15:23:14 +0200)
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: radon.neon@gmail.com, 42452@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 15:23:14 +0200
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > The problem is only on X, so the variable should be X-specific. It is
> > not unheard of to have such debugging-related variables be
> > system-specific.
>
> That's true -- and if it was purely a work-around, then I'd see no
> problems with adding the variable. But in this case, we're talking
> about allowing customising the line width of the hollow cursor, which
> sounds like something that people might find useful in general.
No, we are talking about code that no one really understands why it's
needed, and why only on some systems. Which means we also don't
understand whether it could have some adverse effects on some systems.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-05-16 13:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-07-21 1:36 bug#42452: 27.0.91; hollow box cursor sometimes leaves artifacts Aaron Jensen
2020-07-21 1:41 ` Aaron Jensen
2020-07-21 3:10 ` Aaron Jensen
2020-07-21 14:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-28 22:21 ` Radon Rosborough
2021-03-29 5:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-02 21:05 ` Radon Rosborough
2021-05-13 9:44 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-05-13 10:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-05-16 13:23 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-05-16 13:25 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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