Re: INFORMAL SURVEY: blinking cursor

[Ulrich Hobelmann]

Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> * have you tried using emacs w/ the blinking box cursor?
yes
> * do you find it uncomfortable?
yes
> * do you think it is an imposition to put:
>     (blink-cursor-mode 0)
>   in ~/.emacs to turn it off?
No, back when that was default I immediately did a search in emacs for 
blink and turned it off :)
> * do you use another shape cursor (such as vertical bar)?
>   if so, which?
No
> * how do the shape and the blinking affect your (dis)comfort?
>   (i'm looking for correlation info, such as:
>     shape: box, blinking: on, i-find-it: unbearable
>     shape: vertical bar, blinking: on, i-find-it: no-worries
>   in the response.)
I like the current box cursor.
A vertical bar like on the Mac would be as fine.
> * is cursor blinking a feature you would be inclined to
>   change during an editing session?  if so, how often?
No, it's a bug ;)
> * how do the number of frames visible and the blinking affect
>   your (dis)comfort?  (again, looking for correlation info.)
When it can be made to blink slowly it might be ok.