Re: bug#22873: Can we support multiple Cursors?

[Clément Pit--Claudel]

On 03/04/2016 09:16 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> > - allowing rendering of faux cursors. Right now I'm using inverted overlays
>> > to create a block cursor (only).
>
> Seems like a good solution.  If this bumps into problems, we should
> probably try and improve overlay support rather than try to add
> specific "multi-cursor" support in the redisplay engine.

It already bumps into problems: when you set your cursor to a bar and use use 
multiple cursors, only the real one actually looks like a bar.
Maybe we could add an overlay property to display a cursor at the left edge?

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