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

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> > - 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?
 
Sounds like a fair solution.  Tho maybe it'd be even better to be able
to specify an overlay with a "bar cursor like thingy" regardless of what
kind of cursor is currently used.


        Stefan