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From: Lars =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F8rndal?= <lars AT lamasti DOT net>
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Subject: Re: hiding cursor on text terminals
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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

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