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> From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:40:12 -0700
> Cc: 
> 
> The cursor is a graphic indication of the text insertion position, aka point.
> The position is unambiguous, no matter how the cursor might indicate that
> position.

Of course, this nice theory completely breaks down with bidirectional
text, at the directionality change boundaries.