From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12922: 24.3.50; `make-pointer-invisible' don't seem to work Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:12:20 +0200 Message-ID: <83fw46zkcr.fsf@gnu.org> References: <838v9z0w09.fsf@gnu.org> <3FD78C07B7124BC5B3A4C02F5B26EE63@us.oracle.com> <83y5hyzviy.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1353273254 10594 80.91.229.3 (18 Nov 2012 21:14:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:14:14 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12922@debbugs.gnu.org To: Dani Moncayo Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 18 22:14:25 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@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 1TaCC5-0006Mi-Hi for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:14:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49036 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TaCBv-0000Tj-BC for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:14:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51675) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TaCBq-0000RQ-8E for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:14:09 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TaCBn-0000Dx-5I for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:14:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:43266) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TaCBn-0000Dt-1m for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:14:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TaCCk-0006sz-Jt for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:15:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:15:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12922 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12922-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12922.135327329626336 (code B ref 12922); Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:15:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12922) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Nov 2012 21:14:56 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53513 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TaCCc-0006qe-Tj for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:14:56 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout23.012.net.il ([80.179.55.175]:43294) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TaCCb-0006qW-7e for 12922@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:14:54 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout23.012.net.il by a-mtaout23.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MDP00J00C751L00@a-mtaout23.012.net.il> for 12922@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:12:45 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout23.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MDP00IA3C98XS40@a-mtaout23.012.net.il>; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:12:45 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-Spam-Score: 1.5 (+) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: 1.5 (+) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:67139 Archived-At: > Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:39:44 +0100 > From: Dani Moncayo > Cc: Drew Adams , 12922@debbugs.gnu.org > > >> > > This feature is not currently supported on MS-Windows. I > >> > > marked this "wishlist"; patches are welcome. > >> > > >> > I suggest putting this clarification in the documentation (docstring > >> > and manual) while this feature is not available on MS-Windows. > >> > >> +1 > > > > We don't normally do that in the manuals, but feel free to suggest > > changes, perhaps Stefan or Chong will accept them. > > Not sure about the docstrings, but the Emacs Manual has many > references to MS-Windows, explaining things specific to that platform, > which obviously is TRT, as that is a supported platform. No, I meant we don't normally say in the manual "this and that feature is not (yet) implemented on this and that platform." Especially if that platform is Windows. > The very reason for filing this bug report was that I read about a > feature that didn't work for me. If the documentation had been > accurate, I wouldn't have had to send this bug report. > > IOW, this is a documentation bug. So, why not fixing it? Because it's not a documentation bug. It's a feature that's missing on one particular platform.