GNU bug report logs - #16403
24.3.50; Rectangular selection visually disturbing

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ivan Kalyaev <ivan.kalyaev <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 10:16:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: ivan.kalyaev <at> gmail.com, 16403 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16403: 24.3.50; Rectangular selection visually disturbing
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:02:57 +0100

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I'll will wait for other maintainers to give feedback and apply
>> this on monday if it's good.
>
> It's probably fine for ttys, indeed, but it doesn't solve the problem
> for GUI frames.

I thought the behavior in GUI frames was acceptable,
and the "glitch" a way to warn the user.

Maybe in GUI the visual hint could be a change in the cursor
shape?  E.g. from box to vbar.

-- 
 Bastien
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