Re: changing cursor color depending on input method

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Alexander Verbovetsky wrote:

> I'm using Emacs to write mathematical texts in Russian,
> so I often change input method with C-\
> 
> It is very convinient if the cursor change its color
> when the input mode is activated.
> 
> Currently I have the following quick and dirty code
> in my .emacs:
> ------------------------------
> (add-hook 'input-method-activate-hook
>           '(lambda ()
>              (if (not (eq (selected-window) (minibuffer-window)))
>                  (set-cursor-color "red"))))
> (add-hook 'input-method-inactivate-hook
>           '(lambda ()
>              (if (not (eq (selected-window) (minibuffer-window)))
>                  (set-cursor-color "black"))))
> ------------------------------
> This works in 95%, but the color isn't changed when in the minibuffer


Well, you explicitly check whether the selected window is a minibuffer window.
What happens if you leave that test out?

> and goes wrong after "C-x C-f" (to repear I press C-\ twice).
> 
> Does a better way to do this exist?
> 
> What would be nice, IMO, is to have red cursor if next letter is
> going to be non-latin and black otherwise, in all modes and regimes.


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Kevin Rodgers