Re: cursor doesn't show through transparent images in emacs 22, unlike emacs 21

[Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>]

    > as i think i suggested in a previous message, the solution i would
    > prefer would be to have some way to qualify icons so that they get a
    > solid cursor in their transparent areas, and the default would be to
    > have it inactive.  eg, a qualifier for xpm, png, gif, and other
    > transparent-capable images, like :solid-cursor:
    >
    > `:solid-cursor-shows BOOLEAN'
    >       When true, the cursor will appear solid through the transparent
    > regions of the image

This does not make sense without more context.  For instance, what
behavior would a value of nil specify?  And what happens in
non-transparent regions of the image?

Meanwhile, something about this wording bothers me: the idea that the
cursor appears "through" part of the image.  Is this based on the
assumption that the image is "on top of" the cursor?

If so, I think that assumption is backwards and must be changed.  The
cursor is "on top of" the image; if we want to display a cursor on the
image, the image should not be allowed to block it out!