Re: INFORMAL SURVEY: blinking cursor

["rgb" <rbielaws@i1.net>]

> * have you tried using emacs w/ the blinking box cursor?
yes
>
> * do you find it uncomfortable?
>   (if "no", you can skip the next question.)

I don't like box cursors, blinking or not.  They make the
character they cover harder to see.
>
> * do you think it is an imposition to put:
>     (blink-cursor-mode 0)
>   in ~/.emacs to turn it off?

I like the cursor to blink.  It usually makes it easier to
find when I've lost it.
>
> * do you use another shape cursor (such as vertical bar)?
>   if so, which?

vertical bar - yes always. Much less of an obstruction to
seeing the text I'm working on.
>
> * how do the shape and the blinking affect your (dis)comfort?
>   (i'm looking for correlation info, such as:
>     shape: box, blinking: on, i-find-it: unbearable
>     shape: vertical bar, blinking: on, i-find-it: no-worries
>   in the response.)

see above answers
>
> * is cursor blinking a feature you would be inclined to
>   change during an editing session?  if so, how often?

Never have wanted to so far.  I wouldn't want it to blink
while I was actually typing..but it doesn't.  Just when I stop.
>
> * how do the number of frames visible and the blinking affect
>   your (dis)comfort?  (again, looking for correlation info.)

Generally speaking, I don't find multiple frames useful unless
I'm on a machine with multiple monitors.  I do however use
multiple windows all the time.  Only the active window cursor
blinks.  I think I would find it quite distracting to have a
cursor blinking in an inactive window.