From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Juanma Barranquero" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: change cursor type when idle Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:43:08 +0100 Message-ID: References: <000d01c86c82$700dccc0$7051908d@us.oracle.com> <200802121430.m1CEUc6k013361@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1202827418 16716 80.91.229.12 (12 Feb 2008 14:43:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:43:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Devel To: "Dan Nicolaescu" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 12 15:44:01 2008 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 1JOwMP-0000GX-6H for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:43:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JOwLv-00018B-Lo for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:19 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JOwLq-00017W-Oo for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:14 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JOwLm-00016Y-6P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:14 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JOwLm-00016V-0Y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:10 -0500 Original-Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.182]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JOwLl-0003m7-HQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:43:09 -0500 Original-Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k34so2679082wah.10 for ; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:43:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=fYF5NJ/fK5FYzIt/udEe+xu6yLk+G7LL6mans3Cox3A=; b=DCu98Ric7pmt+FlRyD6VPbshYwWY1Gqnj8cubpVKJClQEs9dkO75Fluwpt4d0wjh2QqqHWy2cMtqSnfHUmSPGbpuLAMjpPjx5RZ3Xn8HDNtNS0A+rkjtTw0jC0dBgNQfELkuX12poe5y2juxqKjLrY99P2csLJWVFCjp5adY+rk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=G+324PgozwahxmP9RPzIachfoHwCR+7L36iGUa7vbgVzlYZFXu17scomDp4e6sgMSrV51kTb3+X3ungvwtR6CRlwMsqg7l9GJfee4gFE9sh9GiGapBqFuAOOph6uIPZjlIhd5Lz7M1RfM5GUozC4uvfBZ201Mw0Nb9J4tJObmds= Original-Received: by 10.114.209.1 with SMTP id h1mr1496879wag.130.1202827388154; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:43:08 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.115.72.13 with HTTP; Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:43:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <200802121430.m1CEUc6k013361@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> Content-Disposition: inline X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:88867 Archived-At: On Feb 12, 2008 3:30 PM, Dan Nicolaescu wrote: > - What's the point of changing the cursor when emacs is idle? Make it more discreet, for example. > - What's the point in changing the cursor in a read-only buffer? >From `cua-read-only-cursor-color': *Cursor color used in read-only buffers, if non-nil. Only used when `cua-enable-cursor-indications' is non-nil. > - Changing the cursor in overwrite mode seems like a good idea, other > editors do it too. >From `cua-overwrite-cursor-color': *Cursor color used when overwrite mode is set, if non-nil. Only used when `cua-enable-cursor-indications' is non-nil. Doesn't what Drew is proposing have a bit of overlap with cua-mode? Or am I missing something? Juanma