X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 21:37:54 +0100 From: Lars =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F8rndal?= To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: hiding cursor on text terminals Message-ID: <20130107203754.GG20550@lamasti.net> References: <00cd01cded04$4acaa8e0$e05ffaa0$@sanchez@itautec.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <00cd01cded04$4acaa8e0$e05ffaa0$@sanchez@itautec.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com 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