On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 03:55:56PM +0100, Abdelrazak Younes wrote: > Enrico Forestieri wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 03:21:13PM +0100, Abdelrazak Younes wrote: > > >> But quite frankly, I don't understand what's so bad about letting the > >> user change the cursor width. I put that at the same level as the color. > >> I'd say it's an accessibility feature. Some people have difficulty to > >> locate the cursor when it is black and one-pixel wide. > > > > I really think this is a matter of preferences. In some cases the cursor > > can be wider than the fonts, and this looks bad to my eyes. See attached > > images. > > Well, I agree this is a matter of preference because I have difficulty > to quickly locate the cursor in your second screenshot. I don't mind the > cursor being ugly but I do mind if I have to search for it. On eye shot > should suffice and 1-pixel cursor is definitely not enougth for me.
I share your concerns and agree with them, but this is not a problem in LyX, as the cursor blinks and thus is easily found. Indeed, I never had a problem with the 1-pixel cursor, but I have problems locating the block (character wide) cursor in vim when it does not blink. -- Enrico
