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bug #43671: Hide the command line cursor if it loses focus

Submitted by:  Lutz Mager <rocketsound>
Submitted on:  Sat 22 Nov 2014 11:25:18 AM UTC  
 
Category: GUISeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Feature Request
Status: FixedAssigned to: None
Originator Name: rocketsoundOpen/Closed: Closed
Release: 3.8.2Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Tue 23 Dec 2014 03:35:01 PM UTC, comment #7:

Instead of hiding the cursor changeset
http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/d93293218966
offers the possibility to chose different colors for the title bar of active and not active dock widgets which is in general helpful for a better overview.

Torsten <ttl>
Project Member
Wed 26 Nov 2014 11:13:32 AM UTC, comment #6:

IMO only the so called "IBeam"-Cursor (the tiny bar) should be hidden when losing focus, the open/unfilled rectangle is fine.

Lutz Mager <rocketsound>
Tue 25 Nov 2014 04:06:23 AM UTC, comment #5:

Is this really a problem? A steady open rectangle is also what I see with gnome terminal, so at least the behavior seems consistent to other command windows that I use.

John W. Eaton <jwe>
Project Administrator
Mon 24 Nov 2014 09:15:23 PM UTC, comment #4:

Same behavior with a block on my Ubuntu system.

Should we hide the other cursors when losing focus?

Torsten <ttl>
Project Member
Mon 24 Nov 2014 08:48:30 PM UTC, comment #3:

On my box (Win7, Octave-3.9.0+ 64bit) a (solid) box cursor changes into an open rectangle when focus is out of the command pane.

Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
Project Member
Sun 23 Nov 2014 04:52:07 PM UTC, comment #2:

Yes it actually does stop blinking but freezes until the command line get's the focus back

Lutz Mager <rocketsound>
Sun 23 Nov 2014 08:37:00 AM UTC, comment #1:

Thank you for the report.
At least the cursor in the console window should stop blinking when the console loses focus. Does this happen with your build?

Torsten <ttl>
Project Member
Sat 22 Nov 2014 11:25:18 AM UTC, original submission:

If one types something on the command line and then switches to the editor (or everywhere else in the main window) the blinking text cursor of the command line won't hide.

More thoughts: In case you switch to the editor we basically have to cursors. This is confusing because currently the subwindows inside the main window have no focus indicator (like a darker border or something) and thus if you type you can't be sure where the typed text will appear.

I'm using the build from http://mxeoctave.osuv.de/

Lutz Mager <rocketsound>

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Fri 25 Mar 2016 04:52:28 PM UTCmtmillerDependencies-=>bugs #47530 is dependent
    Tue 23 Dec 2014 03:35:01 PM UTCttlStatusNone=>Fixed
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