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[Wish] (G)ather cursor visibility   [Wish]

By: Bill Kingsbury       
Date: Jan 23,2013 at 02:18
In Response to: [Wish] (G)ather cursor visibility (Paul Laufer)

> ... to modify ... the (G)ather cursor, which is all but invisible when
> scrolling down the screen. This is in regards to (V)iewing a TXT file
> and using the (G)ather funtion. It would be nice if you could make it
> similar (but not exactly like) the (L)ine, which is highly visible as
> you scroll down the page.
>
> The reason I say "not exactly like" the (L)ine is so that when using
> the (L)ine at the same time as (G)ather, they could be distinguished from
> each other.
>
> Steps:
> 1) (V)iew a large TXT file.
> 2) (G)ather
> 3) Arrow down to move the blinking cursor down the screen.
> 4) Note that before you press enter to begin the gather, the cursor is
> invisible for much of the time because it's blinking on and off.
>
> Thanks for the consideration, Paul


1) Currently, the color of screen's (L)ine is the same as the color of the (G)ather field,. (The Gather field hides the Line, when both exist together.)

2) The (L)ine initially appears at the CO5F offset, which is called the "Search Hit offset".

3) When the (L)ine is "on", the (G)ather field's blinking cursor initially appears on that same line, with its color inverted, for visibility.

4) When the (L)ine is "off", the (G)ather field's blinking cursor initially appears at the top of the screen, with its normal color.

...... Possible enhancements:

1) The (G)ather field's blinking cusrsor could be several "blocks" wide, with alternate sets of blocks blinking together; so that one set is always "on".

2) When the (L)ine is "on", and the (G)ather field's starting line has been moved elsewhere, the (L)ine's color could "invert" where the Gather field crosses over it, to keep the (L)ine's location visible.


Bill

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