On Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 04:24:55PM -0200, Damian Rodriguez Sanchez wrote: > Hello list, > > I have compiled a Linux ncurses gcc application on Cygwin. Everything works > fine except for curs_set(0) calls which do not hide the cursor on text mode > terminals (they work on X though). Does anybody know of a way to achieve > this, even if it's not a portable solution?
Hello! Please don't hide the cursor in a text interface. That will make the app impossible or difficult to use with technology like a screen reader or braille output. Instead, ensure that the cursor is following the soft cursor. Then, the program is accessible to more people. Thanks Lars -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
