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[PATCH] New window parameter 'cursor-type'

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From: Eshel Yaron <me <at> eshelyaron.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rudalics <at> gmx.at, 70622 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70622: [PATCH] New window parameter 'cursor-type'
Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 12:56:54 +0200

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Hi,

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

>> Cc: me <at> eshelyaron.com, 70622 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:12:12 +0300
>> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
>> 
>> > Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:03:44 +0200
>> > Cc: me <at> eshelyaron.com, 70622 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> > From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
>> > 
>> >  > So that cursor-type is no longer a window-parameter?
>> > 
>> > Yes.  IIUC it would mean that we have to initialize the cursor_type slot
>> > of a new window to t.  With the window parameter solution one would have
>> > to add a new 'cursor-type' parameter with a value of t whenever making a
>> > new window.  This would break with the convention that non-nil window
>> > parameters are used for handling "special" behaviors only.
>> 
>> I'm fine with this approach, thanks.  It will also solve nicely the
>> problem of redisplaying the affected window ASAP.
>
> Eshel, could you please update your patch along these lines?

Yes, how does the attached patch look?

[v3-0001-New-functions-set-window-cursor-type.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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