GNU bug report logs - #42452
27.0.91; hollow box cursor sometimes leaves artifacts

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Aaron Jensen <aaronjensen <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 01:37:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 27.0.91

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Aaron Jensen <aaronjensen <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 42452 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42452: 27.0.91; hollow box cursor sometimes leaves artifacts
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:18:22 +0300

> From: Aaron Jensen <aaronjensen <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:36:23 -0700
> 
> Unfortunately, the repro isn't clear, but after using Emacs for some
> time, the left side of the hollow box point will end up being slightly
> thicker than the right side. After this happens, when the point is
> moved, it will leave a faint line on the left side of the point.
> Restarting emacs will cause the point to be a uniform box.

I've scanned the X implementation of the hollow box, and couldn't find
where it does something that depends on HiDPI.  Can you spot anything
like that?
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