From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: change cursor type when idle Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:20:20 -0800 Message-ID: <200802121620.m1CGKKrx005585@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> References: <000d01c86c82$700dccc0$7051908d@us.oracle.com> <200802121430.m1CEUc6k013361@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <200802121510.m1CFABWY002308@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1202833340 7479 80.91.229.12 (12 Feb 2008 16:22:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:22:20 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Devel To: "Juanma Barranquero" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 12 17:22:34 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JOxtq-0004Ll-KQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:22:26 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JOxtN-0002f3-0O for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:21:57 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JOxtI-0002dx-Ij for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:21:52 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JOxtG-0002bx-5E for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:21:52 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JOxtF-0002bu-Ur for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:21:49 -0500 Original-Received: from sallyv1.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.109]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JOxtF-00081O-OX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:21:50 -0500 X-ICS-MailScanner-Watermark: 1203438021.54067@kEuaqZRks5xIZNWK1sPq8w Original-Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by sallyv1.ics.uci.edu (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m1CGKKrx005585; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:20:20 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Juanma Barranquero's message of "Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:23:36 +0100") Original-Lines: 22 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:88875 Archived-At: "Juanma Barranquero" writes: > On Feb 12, 2008 4:10 PM, Dan Nicolaescu wrote: > > > > Make it more discreet, for example. > > > > In what way does the user benefit from that? > > I can perfectly imagine a setup in which you have a block, blinking > cursor but you would make it a hollow, non-blinking one when you're > using another window (frame, program) so it does not draw your > attention. If you are using another window, the emacs frame is not selected, hence the cursor does not blink. > > Wonder if anyone knows about this one... > > Most cua-mode users surely do. Doubtful. A quick web search turns out 5 hits, only 3 of which change the default. Not a useful feature, IMO.