From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: 42 147 Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: flagging cursor status in multiple windows Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:04:33 -0500 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec54eebba047c3604d6287096 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1361372216 2466 80.91.229.3 (20 Feb 2013 14:56:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:56:56 +0000 (UTC) To: Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Feb 20 15:57:19 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-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 1U8B6k-0007g6-9i for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:57:18 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46236 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U8AIJ-0001fh-3U for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:05:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51404) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U8AHo-0001f8-Gh for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:04:49 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U8AHi-0004KL-1X for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:04:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-vc0-f174.google.com ([209.85.220.174]:41209) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U8AHh-0004K8-TO for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:04:33 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-vc0-f174.google.com with SMTP id n11so5090051vch.33 for ; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:04:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=CZTbW8qKfliV2J6Sjn9wF4VLl3s4yTXbwuQdo/6FX0s=; b=Twj/2rp6EhEVQyFe/KCrRSdQQQMNNwVrmWWHHC+vTlhpasp54fP+rSqTCzt1a1g7Bq t4gwIalp7a4aS7H4ow8OzOCDB7zn0GDHdJRK4M0doMFyL0GjwD6EyLKg6nTvzHOPrTNl iqrX+s1p178YY1+I3cqw2mbASFQJH4Gx1vf4G6jDY7nboHgPZigwFGefzf1San2LJeI/ dfw8YJZQnp77PCv5bxtrk8odU/cXaTzlyfwsn5dsSubI8kTdHY3tlv58VCDwTI8E2/L/ +nC4UEfIRhEHKWbtnA3xqsyjd023Pkj33BQlPk4lg3xE9xSb5CQv/crFYItjH0RCcxw+ XPvQ== X-Received: by 10.220.39.69 with SMTP id f5mr26028220vce.45.1361369073220; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:04:33 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.58.161.135 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:04:33 -0800 (PST) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 209.85.220.174 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:89181 Archived-At: --bcaec54eebba047c3604d6287096 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I've turned off the blinking cursor and set it to bar. The problem is, when I switch between windows, especially rapidly, it can be momentarily disorienting; the cursor does not change enough to clearly indicate to me which window is being edited. What are some suggestions to solve this problem? Should I put this in the modeline, or is there a way to change the properties of the cursor for /active in window/ and /not active in window/ (I don't know the name of these functions, quite obviously). --bcaec54eebba047c3604d6287096 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've turned off the blinking cursor and set it to bar.

The probl= em is, when I switch between windows, especially rapidly, it can
be mome= ntarily disorienting; the cursor does not change enough to clearly
indic= ate to me which window is being edited.

What are some suggestions to solve this problem? Should I put this in t= he
modeline, or is there a way to change the properties of the cursor fo= r
/active in window/ and /not active in window/ (I don't know the na= me of
these functions, quite obviously).
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