From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:32:21 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1098707562 3348 80.91.229.6 (25 Oct 2004 12:32:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:32:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, Stefan , drew.adams@oracle.com, rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Oct 25 14:32:33 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CM41Z-0008C7-00 for ; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:32:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CM49D-0000To-LU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:40:27 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CM492-0000RO-Ni for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:40:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CM492-0000Qb-2Y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:40:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CM491-0000QI-VZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:40:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [212.88.64.25] (helo=mail-relay.sonofon.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CM41J-0003Ak-Iu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:32:17 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail 41949 invoked from network); 25 Oct 2004 12:32:16 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk) (213.83.150.2) by 0 with SMTP; 25 Oct 2004 12:32:16 -0000 Original-To: David Kastrup In-Reply-To: (David Kastrup's message of "Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:01:43 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) 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: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:28901 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:28901 David Kastrup writes: > storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes: > >> True, but the worst thing that can happen (if you use a positive >> value) is that the click sets the point rather than follows the link >> -- so if things are slow, just click again (and hope for the best) >> or use mouse-2. > > Whether the system load delays the click or the release event more > can't be guessed in advance, regardless of the settings. In either > case, you can get the two confused either way. Which can mean that > the link gets followed where the intent was to set point. Hm, true, but at least on X, the timestamps are recorded by the X server, so it's not depending on emacs getting any cycles to process the clicks. I still believe that it will work _satisfactory_ in practice. But the doc string could mention the potential problem. -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk