From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Blink cursor changes, possible W32 breakage. Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:23 -0400 Message-ID: References: <83oba22ymd.fsf@gnu.org> <83fvve2w8g.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1374012334 9882 80.91.229.3 (16 Jul 2013 22:05:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:05:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen , jan.h.d@swipnet.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 17 00:05:33 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UzDNF-0005Mt-LO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:05:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36517 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UzDNF-0000hx-85 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:33 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37383) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UzDNB-0000hd-Pr for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:30 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UzDNA-0004Ad-HU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:29 -0400 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]:35185) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UzDNA-0004AN-DE; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:28 -0400 Original-Received: from fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id r6GM5NMX029948; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:24 -0400 Original-Received: by fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 107AEAE2D2; Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:23 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <83fvve2w8g.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:30:39 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Flag: NO X-NAI-Spam-Threshold: 5 X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV4641=0 X-NAI-Spam-Version: 2.3.0.9362 : core <4641> : streams <1001525> : uri <1478657> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 132.204.246.22 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:161954 Archived-At: >> I'm not quite sure what the point is, though. Perhaps it makes >> sense on low-power devices? To avoid screen updates? Not just screen updates=B8 but waking up the Emacs process, which changes the CPU's power mode, etc... >> I think the variable should default to 0. > To keep previous behavior by default, yes. I don't see the point of a 0 default value. Most applications with a blinking cursor try to stop blinking after a while, since "low power devices" is now the norm more than the exception. Stefan