bug#6609: 23.2; Cursor becomes invisible when put over some faces

[Deniz Dogan]

2010/7/11 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>:
>> From: Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:02:21 +0200
>> Cc: 6609@debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>> >> What happens if you evaluate this:
>> >>
>> >>  (set-face-background 'cursor "black")
>> >>
>> >
>> > It returns nil and doesn't seem to have any effect on the problem I'm 
>> > having.
>> >
>>
>> Actually, it seems to make the cursor black, "covering" text with the
>> default face. So now I can sort of guess where the cursor is by
>> looking for gaps in the text, but it's of course still not
>> satisfactory.
>
> And if you use a color other than black? does the above has the
> expected effect?
>
> IOW, is the problem only with the black color, or with any color, as
> far as the `cursor' face is concerned?
>

Setting it to white or red or yellow gives me the desired effect. Thanks.

But this still should not be needed, so I'd like it if you don't close this bug.

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Deniz Dogan