Luc Teirlinck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > To some people, for instance me, having to watch a blinking cursor > produces real discomfort. I do not know what percentage of people > react the same way to it, but I know from other people's reactions > that I am not the only person like that. Anybody just starting to > learn Emacs should be able to disable this torture instrument > without any need to read prior documentation and do so very quickly. > (I can not stand the blinking cursor for more than a couple of > seconds.) I believe that the first place a desperate novice is > likely to try is the Options menu. Hence, I believe that it needs > to be on the Options menu and be very visible there, i.e. on top.
I think that the average urgency is not such that it would not be better placed in the Hide/Show menu. That would be the logical place for it, I'd think. Or we make a general "Accessibility" menu which would then also include black-on-white displays (which are a frequent need). But wouldn't a documented command line option be more appropriate for things which people report they can't stand for even seconds? They could then read the man-page before even starting Emacs. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
