Block Cursor

[Sandro Martini <sa...@gmail.com>]

Hi to all,
for the 1.5 (or if simple maybe for the 1.4.1), what do you think on
add a new (but very old-style) cursor:
the block (opt also with blinking) ?
I don't know if it's the right name for it, but for example here is a
sample: http://www.answers.com/topic/block-cursor


This could help to improve readability when filling forms, when enabled.
Tell me to open the jira ticket.

Bye

Re: Block Cursor

[Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>]

I would suggest putting it in 1.5 or even 2.0, since it is a fairly low priority.

On Nov 19, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Sandro Martini wrote:

> Ok, so if it's simple I'll make the ticket for the 1.4.1 (and maybe
> move it for in the 1.5 later :-) ).
> 
> Thanks,
> Sandro

Re: Block Cursor

[Sandro Martini <sa...@gmail.com>]

Ok, so if it's simple I'll make the ticket for the 1.4.1 (and maybe
move it for in the 1.5 later :-) ).

Thanks,
Sandro

Re: Block Cursor

[Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>]

Right. Any given the current implementation of TextAreaSkin (and TextInput), it actually wouldn't be that hard to do. The caret is simply a Java2D shape - it is currently a 1-pixel wide rectangle, but we could generate a different shape if we wanted to.

On Nov 19, 2009, at 7:08 AM, Todd Volkert wrote:

> Ok :)  It'd be done via a style property in the skin.
> 
> -T
> 
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Sandro Martini <sa...@gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> In the current Company where I work they are very much OLD fashion
>> (too much for my taste) ... but I've seen that really in terms of
>> readability (and identifying where the cursor is, inside complex
>> forms) this could help.
>> 
>> Ah, I've just seen that this is the default cursor in GNome Console,
>> where this cursor does a XOR with the text ... so probably is not too
>> much Old, or could be a revenge of Old school :-) ...
>> 
>> I'll add a ticket for 1.5 and I could try to do it, if possible for
>> the 1.4.1, ok ?
>> 
>> Bye
>> 

Re: Block Cursor

[Todd Volkert <tv...@gmail.com>]

Ok :)  It'd be done via a style property in the skin.

-T

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Sandro Martini <sa...@gmail.com>wrote:

> In the current Company where I work they are very much OLD fashion
> (too much for my taste) ... but I've seen that really in terms of
> readability (and identifying where the cursor is, inside complex
> forms) this could help.
>
> Ah, I've just seen that this is the default cursor in GNome Console,
> where this cursor does a XOR with the text ... so probably is not too
> much Old, or could be a revenge of Old school :-) ...
>
> I'll add a ticket for 1.5 and I could try to do it, if possible for
> the 1.4.1, ok ?
>
> Bye
>

Re: Block Cursor

[Sandro Martini <sa...@gmail.com>]

In the current Company where I work they are very much OLD fashion
(too much for my taste) ... but I've seen that really in terms of
readability (and identifying where the cursor is, inside complex
forms) this could help.

Ah, I've just seen that this is the default cursor in GNome Console,
where this cursor does a XOR with the text ... so probably is not too
much Old, or could be a revenge of Old school :-) ...

I'll add a ticket for 1.5 and I could try to do it, if possible for
the 1.4.1, ok ?

Bye

Re: Block Cursor

[Todd Volkert <tv...@gmail.com>]

AFAIK, modern word processors and web browsers and such don't support it, so
it'd be pretty esoteric.  Do you have a use case that calls for this?

-T

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Sandro Martini <sa...@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi to all,
> for the 1.5 (or if simple maybe for the 1.4.1), what do you think on
> add a new (but very old-style) cursor:
> the block (opt also with blinking) ?
> I don't know if it's the right name for it, but for example here is a
> sample: http://www.answers.com/topic/block-cursor
>
>
> This could help to improve readability when filling forms, when enabled.
> Tell me to open the jira ticket.
>
> Bye
>