Re: Choice for not using hollow box cursor

[Kim F. Storm]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     Shouldn't it be the user choice? (the choice: blink between filled box
>     and hollow box or blink between filled box and blank).
> 
> Is this user option really necessary?  We should not add a new user
> option just because its definition is meaningful and *someone* might
> want it, because that would make Emacs even more bloated.  We have to
> *try* to keep the growth of user options in check, by adding only
> those that are substantially important--those that we expect
> more than a few users would want.

There is already one user option: Turn off the blinking cursor.

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk