GNU bug report logs - #43646
27.1; Feature request: Set the cursor foreground color in no-window Emacs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: O V <oliviervasseur51 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 09:43:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: O V <oliviervasseur51 <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 43646 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43646: 27.1; Feature request: Set the cursor foreground color
 in no-window Emacs
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 12:12:16 +0200
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Dear Eli,

Thank you for your reply.
It is very easy to reproduce this behavior:
1. Open an org file (e.g. the example "test.org" in attachment) with "emacs
-nw -Q test.org".
2. Run "M-x org-indent-mode".
3. Move the cursor to the beginning of an indented heading, where the
heading stars are hidden.
Behaviour: The cursor is not visible.

Kind regards,
Olivier Vasseur

Le dim. 27 sept. 2020 à 12:00, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> a écrit :

> > From: O V <oliviervasseur51 <at> gmail.com>
> > Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:49:51 +0200
> >
> > I am writing regarding a feature that I would like to be implemented,
> and not a bug.
> >
> > When using 'org-indent-mode' in Emacs without a GUI (started by 'emacs
> -nw'), the cursor is hidden when
> > located on hidden headline stars.
> >
> > I believe this happens because, as per 'M-x customize-option cursor',
> > the "cursor foreground color is taken from the background color of the
> underlying text". As per the same
> > doc, the cursor foreground cannot be changed to a fixed face.
> >
> > In my opinio, allowing this would be an enormous improvement, as the
> hidden cursor is a real obstacle to
> > correct viewing and editing of org files.
> >
> > Could you please make implementations that would solve this problem?
>
> Thank you for your report.
>
> Could you please provide a recipe for reproducing the problem,
> starting from "emacs -Q"?  Please include in your recipe the minimal
> Org file needed for reproducing.  TIA.
>
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