On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:14:38 +0100, set wrote:
>On 2015-12-22 22:48, lukefro...@hushmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Always knew that only as the cursor.
>
>:) That is probably how it is called ... my bad..
In the context it was easy to understand what "text-marker" is for.
Even the English Wiki describes the "cursor" as a marker.
"[...] The mouse cursor is also called a pointer [...] A cursor is the
name given to the transparent slide engraved with a hairline that is
used for marking a point on a slide rule. The term was then transferred
to computers through analogy. [...] The idea of a cursor being used as
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
a marker or insertion point for new data or transformations, such as
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^
rotation, can be extended to a 3D modeling environment. [...]" -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursor_%28user_interface%29
"a marker for new data"
"a marker for text"
Marry Christmahanakwanzikapafa!
Ralf
PS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster#/media/File:Flying_Spaghetti_Monster_Tree_Topper.jpg
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