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read-char-choice should hide the cursor

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: ndame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 51475 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#51475: read-char-choice should hide the cursor
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:13:27 -0700

ndame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com> writes:

>>
>> We could hide it if the prompt is multi-line, I guess? Anybody got an opinion?
>
> Or maybe an optional argument for read-char-choice to hide it if it
> does not look good with the chosen layout.

An optional argument could perhaps be good, as this could vary depending
on the use.

It would be even better if we had a real-world example of where showing
point looks ugly.  Could you perhaps provide such an example?

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