Re: INFORMAL SURVEY: blinking cursor

[Peter Lee]

>>>> Thien-Thi Nguyen writes:

    > * have you tried using emacs w/ the blinking box cursor?

yes

    > * do you find it uncomfortable?
    >   (if "no", you can skip the next question.)

yes

    > * do you think it is an imposition to put:
    >     (blink-cursor-mode 0)
    >   in ~/.emacs to turn it off?

no

    > * do you use another shape cursor (such as vertical bar)?
    >   if so, which?

vertical bar

    > * how do the shape and the blinking affect your (dis)comfort?
    >   (i'm looking for correlation info, such as:
    >     shape: box, blinking: on, i-find-it: unbearable
    >     shape: vertical bar, blinking: on, i-find-it: no-worries
    >   in the response.)

shape: box, blinking: on, i-find-it: unbearable

shape: box, blinking: off, i-find-it: unbearable

shape: vert-bar, blinking: on, i-find-it: ideal with reasonable blink
interval... too fast becomes an annoyance

shape: vert-bar, blinking: off, i-find-it: ok, but can be hard to locate


    > * is cursor blinking a feature you would be inclined to
    >   change during an editing session?  if so, how often?

never