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macosx-ns-build doesn't show hourglass when busy

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: van <at> scratch.space, 36306 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36306: 26.2.90; gnus pause doesn't show hourglass icon
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 15:03:24 +0300

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:50:13 +0200
> Cc: 36306 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> VanL <van <at> scratch.space> writes:
> 
> > When gnus pauses an hourglass mouse pointer is
> > expected.
> >
> > This version doesn't change the mouse pointer to
> > hourglass icon. There is no visual feedback.
> >
> > I look at the 'Force Quit Applications' panel and
> > know to wait because no problem is indicated
> > there.
> >
> > This has happened two times. The first time I
> > waited long enough and 'Force Quit'.
> 
> Emacs doesn't display any hourglasses

Emacs displays a special "hourglass" mouse pointer when it does some
prolonged operation.  By default, we should display that mouse pointer
after 1 sec of doing something.  See start_hourglass in xdisp.c.


> What happens if you eval
> 
> (dotimes (i 100000000))

Here (on MS-Windows) Emacs displays the hourglass mouse pointer.

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