From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#42452: 27.0.91; hollow box cursor sometimes leaves artifacts Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 16:25:11 +0300 Message-ID: <837djyvmiw.fsf@gnu.org> References: <83h7kumtui.fsf@gnu.org> <8735urrmrs.fsf@gnus.org> <83im3n0w10.fsf@gnu.org> <87lf8eq0cd.fsf@gnus.org> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="23844"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 42452@debbugs.gnu.org, radon.neon@gmail.com To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun May 16 15:26:13 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1liGmb-000647-9l for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 16 May 2021 15:26:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:44668 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1liGma-0005OM-Ap for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:26:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:52986) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1liGmT-0005Lz-Bj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:26:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:38294) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1liGmQ-0005Oz-Gk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:26:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1liGmQ-0002fv-DM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:26:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 13:26:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 42452 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch fixed Original-Received: via spool by 42452-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B42452.162117152710153 (code B ref 42452); Sun, 16 May 2021 13:26:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 42452) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 May 2021 13:25:27 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49840 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1liGlr-0002df-6R for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:25:27 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:59172) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1liGlo-0002dD-Uj for 42452@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:25:25 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:49450) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1liGlj-00055P-H6; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:25:19 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:1835 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1liGle-0007Br-Jh; Sun, 16 May 2021 09:25:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87lf8eq0cd.fsf@gnus.org> (message from Lars Ingebrigtsen on Sun, 16 May 2021 15:23:14 +0200) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:206658 Archived-At: > From: Lars Ingebrigtsen > Cc: radon.neon@gmail.com, 42452@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 15:23:14 +0200 > > Eli Zaretskii 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.