From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: invisible mouse pointer? Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:08:20 +0300 Message-ID: <837hyp37q3.fsf@gnu.org> References: <001701c9556c$9e613750$c2b22382@us.oracle.com> <4A4DF06F.8050701@swipnet.se> <83eisx3hlv.fsf@gnu.org> <83d48h3hce.fsf@gnu.org> <4A4E3F37.3060607@swipnet.se> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1246648118 8431 80.91.229.12 (3 Jul 2009 19:08:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:08:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: fitzsim@fitzsim.org, drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_Dj=E4rv?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 03 21:08:32 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 1MMo7a-0000dx-I1 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:08:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44968 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MMo7Z-000175-SK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:29 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MMo7T-00011T-GZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:23 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MMo7S-0000zE-G1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:22 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49804 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MMo7S-0000z2-DF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout4.012.net.il ([84.95.2.10]:48463 helo=mtaout3.012.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MMo7R-0002qi-UE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:22 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.i_mtaout3.012.net.il by i_mtaout3.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) id <0KM700E00ZFXYZ00@i_mtaout3.012.net.il> for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:08:21 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([77.127.194.175]) by i_mtaout3.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) with ESMTPA id <0KM7006TUZTVDWA0@i_mtaout3.012.net.il>; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:08:21 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <4A4E3F37.3060607@swipnet.se> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9.1 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:111983 Archived-At: > Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:26:15 +0200 > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_Dj=E4rv?= > Cc: fitzsim@fitzsim.org, drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org > > > DEFVAR_LISP ("make-pointer-invisible", &Vmake_pointer_invisible, > > doc: /* If non-nil, make pointer invisible while typing. > > The pointer becomes visible again when the mouse is moved. */); > > Vmake_pointer_invisible = Qt; > > > > Why is this behavior such a good idea? Looking for and not finding 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. > On MS Windows XP there is MS Word, Visual Studio, Notepad and Wordpad that I > have seen. Since when we model Emacs behavior on MS Word? Word also lets you scroll the equivalent of point out of the visible portion of the screen (and the jumps back there whenever it wishes) -- will we be changing Emacs to do that as well?