From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: change cursor type when idle Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:38:17 -0700 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1156858730 26664 80.91.229.2 (29 Aug 2006 13:38:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:38:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 29 15:38:48 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GI3nj-0000KU-DF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:38:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GI3ni-00065M-VB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:38:46 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GI3nT-00060I-K8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:38:31 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GI3nP-0005uo-BU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:38:29 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GI3nO-0005uC-Uu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:38:27 -0400 Original-Received: from [141.146.126.228] (helo=agminet01.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.52) id 1GI3wZ-0008K9-T7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:47:56 -0400 Original-Received: from rgmgw1.us.oracle.com (rgmgw1.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.110]) by agminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id k7TDcNRl014222 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:38:23 -0500 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-whq-csvpn-gw3-141-144-81-72.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.81.72]) by rgmgw1.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id k7TDcMN4027222 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:38:22 -0600 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-reply-to: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 Importance: Normal X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Whitelist: TRUE 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:59055 Archived-At: It's a feature that only affects users with a blinking bar or hbar cursor. Why? What does changing the cursor type when Emacs is idle have to do with blinking? But I agree it could be made simpler (in some way)... I explained how I did it, which is one simpler way. And I'm sure there are other simple ways, better than mine. Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see why there is any connection with blinking. Even just using the name "blink" will make users think this feature has something to do with cursor blinking (which it doesn't, logically), so users not wanting blinking might miss out on this. Why not keep it simple and implement this feature (in whatever way) on its own?