Re: Customize interface: The use of "boxed" buttons

[storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)]

David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:

> storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:
> 
> > storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:
> > 
> > > >     A change in mouse cursor type when the mouse is over a button is more
> > > >     common in other application.
> > > > 
> > > > Emacs has no facility for that, but it might not be too hard to add one
> > > > by modifying the code that now does mouse highlighting.
> > > 
> > > Emacs HAS the facility to do that -- using a pointer property.
> > > Try the following patch:
> > 
> > Actually, the following patch works better, as it also changes
> > the pointer shape over images (like checkboxes):
> 
> I don't think that the pointer shape should be changed over images
> without any indication that it has some special behavior.  Not every
> image is something special to click on.

The change is made in widget-specify-button -- I thought it was used
for buttons only, and then it seems sensible to treat text and image
buttons alike (supposing that all buttons have some "special" behaviour).

> 
> Indicators might be mouse-face, a keymap of its own, a mouse-over property.

Indicators of what?

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