> From: John J. Xenakis <hew...@jxenakis.com> > Cc: jxenakis...@gmail.com > > > Also, what is the value of w32-use-visible-system-caret? > > The value of w32-use-visible-system-caret is t. > > So I executed this: > > > (setq w32-use-visible-system-caret nil) > > Holy Moley!!!! That fixed the problem. The old cursor is back! > > So am I all set now? All I need to do is add that statement to > the startup macros?
Yes. Although I'm puzzled how did you get that variable set non-nil in the first place. Do you have some screen reader software installed and active? or some other accessibility feature? This variable is normally off.