Re: disappearing cursor

[Gerd Moellmann]

Michael Vanier <mvanier@bbb.caltech.edu> writes:

> > > Hm, it works just fine here with your settings.  Could you please
> > > run Emacs under GDB with a breakpoint on x_set_cursor_color, and
> > > see what that function does on your system?
> > 
> 
> I can't find anything strange when I do that, but I'm not totally sure what
> I should be looking for.

I thought it might get an error allocating the cursor color, but
apparently that's not the case.

> > It might also be interesting what M-x describe-face RET cursor RET
> > tells.
> > 
> 
> Nothing strange, as far as I can tell:
> 
>          Family: unspecified
>           Width: unspecified
>          Height: unspecified
>          Weight: unspecified
>           Slant: unspecified
>      Foreground: unspecified
>      Background: khaki
>       Underline: unspecified
>        Overline: unspecified
>  Strike-through: unspecified
>             Box: unspecified
>         Inverse: unspecified
>         Stipple: unspecified
> Font or fontset: unspecified
>         Inherit: unspecified

Hm, that looks fine.

Could you please 

 $ xdpyinfo

and send me the output?