[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: Changing pointer shape in Windows
From: |
Rick Mohr |
Subject: |
Re: Changing pointer shape in Windows |
Date: |
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:39:04 -0400 |
User-agent: |
Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) |
I will enter a bug as you suggest for the I-beam pointer.
Are you saying it's no longer an option to use the "arrow" pointer over text?
Regarding what part of a character you point at to select it, I think the Emacs
behavior makes sense with the old arrow pointer + "box" cursor but doesn't make
sense with the new I-beam pointer + "sliver" cursor. Highlighting an entire
character (the box cursor) rather than the space between characters (the sliver
cursor) suggests you are selecting a character rather than the space between
characters, so pointing at any part of the character is consistent.
I prefer the box cursor because it's easier to find on the screen and I always
use a fixed-width font. I tried the following unsuccessfully to use the box
cursor in Emacs 22:
(setq initial-frame-alist
'((top . 1)
(left . 470)
(width . 148)
(height . 72)
(cursor-type . 'box)
))
Is it no longer an option to use the "box" cursor?
-Rick