From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lennart Borgman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: invisible mouse pointer? Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:42:16 +0200 Message-ID: References: <001701c9556c$9e613750$c2b22382@us.oracle.com> <4A4DF06F.8050701@swipnet.se> <83eisx3hlv.fsf@gnu.org> <83d48h3hce.fsf@gnu.org> <4A4E3F37.3060607@swipnet.se> <837hyp37q3.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1246664559 13490 80.91.229.12 (3 Jul 2009 23:42:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:42:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: fitzsim@fitzsim.org, =?UTF-8?Q?Jan_Dj=C3=A4rv?= , drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jul 04 01:42:31 2009 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 1MMsOj-0002gC-Lf for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:42:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41273 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MMsOj-0003kv-53 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:29 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MMsOe-0003kg-Hx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:24 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MMsOZ-0003kL-Jk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:23 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42638 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MMsOZ-0003kI-F3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-fx0-f217.google.com ([209.85.220.217]:48981) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MMsOX-0005pu-SY; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:18 -0400 Original-Received: by fxm17 with SMTP id 17so2223155fxm.42 for ; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:42:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=QCqtfZFpbnqcXzK9R1mwjOIzGRWLARoLS7xcZCSGHxI=; b=hAi7XcpETjFsQsUfLq1fi1tWdxvyCD3DhYLqP7m9n7stNQXGPdumHhFTqfxIF8eTfE Tr2hpcJ5qGYW9LFoeU5fHK5kCOcosxdtQAqs4r2HjL1Dp9QfemxJaXOEV+fDkfgPDF/K TWxra2S/JQC31e8J4MHq64kk+wyvc1HgBgP18= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=CS2ujrkPicu8gL5g3o9IQah1jyyaybicGj6oIXQc7jMzlK1xPQHH5p1fjCKcTJ02d6 LrRTjoZ1lP77rFh20zlVQ5NjZXBib4Vb6yzWpAaxAVo41R5/8WvY5vckoSE2pHz3sxOD KC6YeRmuYgfMF6biERLMXw/YhezuE+3OKemAE= Original-Received: by 10.239.135.208 with SMTP id e16mr154297hbe.44.1246664536736; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:42:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <837hyp37q3.fsf@gnu.org> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:112001 Archived-At: On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: >> Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:26:15 +0200 >> From: =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_Dj=3DE4rv?=3D >> Cc: fitzsim@fitzsim.org, drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org >> >> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 DEFVAR_LISP ("make-pointer-invisible", &Vmake_poi= nter_invisible, >> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0doc: /* If non-= nil, make pointer invisible while typing. >> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 The pointer becomes visible again when the mouse is move= d. =C2=A0*/); >> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Vmake_pointer_invisible =3D Qt; >> > >> > Why is this behavior such a good idea? =C2=A0Looking for and not findi= ng my >> > mouse pointer doesn't sound like a fun at all. >> > >> >> The ns-port for Emacs has it on by default. > > Too bad, Emacs should behave the same by default on all platforms, > IMO. I agree, but I think making the mouse pointer invisible is far better than moving it.