From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juanma Barranquero Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#5564: 23.1.92; blink-cursor-mode Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:17:58 +0100 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1265977362 9190 80.91.229.12 (12 Feb 2010 12:22:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:22:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 5564@debbugs.gnu.org To: Leo Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 12 13:22:39 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NfuXd-0003ND-VM for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:22:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37104 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NfuXc-00021m-UD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:22:36 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NfuXY-00021U-VI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:22:32 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=49119 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NfuXX-00020Z-6q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:22:31 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NfuXV-00011k-Ok for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:22:30 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:37721) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NfuXV-00011b-N9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:22:29 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NfuUA-0005fN-4F; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:19:02 -0500 X-Loop: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-From: Juanma Barranquero Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:19:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 5564 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 5564-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B5564.126597710421751 (code B ref 5564); Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:19:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 5564) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Feb 2010 12:18:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NfuTY-0005em-13 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:18:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-bw0-f217.google.com ([209.85.218.217]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NfuTV-0005ec-He for 5564@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:18:22 -0500 Original-Received: by bwz9 with SMTP id 9so1837973bwz.16 for <5564@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:18:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=OtVbeu39uGMga6ekYK30AhvX3DNCsDH8lBY8MNrmeso=; b=Z5Oq/6BlWUPouAfOmW8hIJw771qA8ihQAS8TMdhoz4ftvh5lepArgKBNUZfuTcEf60 o3X9+aSMDQT34KhBMvxKbqIrIgrbWsoXK1pMvjZV+Oo/BpzvtqucMDaNsY0wN0eWfzr1 zHDdbqtwO+Xf2xd/Cu+n7scnZJRpq8oBjcVUw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=VDmAkNbi2jJouDxLVnjMQB6TXlRw/kC5lESFjm5vKC9jHoRc+QjJEqoJrrQJJkZrtW SR1DaU96l2qsHPE5xDoJKn/Fsntbm3Etv7WLGxhp/mJSxwFu6GK9UFSHMe9/b+G82TGD GsxF8Gci9wLSvy/2CCuyEKmjrY4VaooDnPFwg= Original-Received: by 10.204.131.208 with SMTP id y16mr763864bks.137.1265977098180; Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:18:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:19:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:35062 Archived-At: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 09:18, Leo wrote: > However would you agree with the following principle? If the cursor type > is a thin vertical line, it should blink; if it is a huge block, it is > redundant (annoying) to blink. I think you won't find general agreement on that; it's a matter of taste. I find the blinking cursor helpful, not annoying. It makes the cursor easier to detect in a busy window. Juanma