Re: cursor doesn't show through transparent images in emacs 22, unlike emacs 21

[Kim F. Storm]

"Ken Manheimer" <address@hidden> writes:

> i'm not clear how the two interact - will the :cursor setting only
> affect glyphs larger than 4 times the frame's default font size?  or
> does it mean that glyphs will have particular cursors if they either
> are 4 times the size or if they have an explicit :cursor display
> setting?  my concern is settled either way, but the documentation may
> be complex if there's no simple answer.

A :cursor property takes precedence over the other methods.

> i also wonder whether it will be confusing to have the option for
> graphics formats that don't support transparency, but have no strong
> opinions about this.

It is _your_ responsibility to use the proper cursor for your image :-)

> i agree w/david about making the scaling threshold a parameter.  that
> could actually help with documentation by providing an artifact that's
> conveys some of the explanation.  i would lean towards a scaling
> factor rather than absolute pixels/points, but haven't thought that
> through.

It's no big deal.

>
> by the way, i (eagerly) applied your patch by hand, but am unable to
> compile - i'm getting complaints about QCursor being undeclared:

You overlooked the first part of the patch which adds QCcursor...

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