From: Chong Yidong Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 22:56:36 +0000 (-0500) Subject: * frames.texi (Mouse Avoidance): Mention make-pointer-invisible. X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-23.1.94~16 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b4a1a8b27829fc9c5c3b501128cb3100faf3c14d;p=emacs.git * frames.texi (Mouse Avoidance): Mention make-pointer-invisible. * display.texi (Display Custom): Document make-pointer-invisible and underline-minimum-offset. Remove inverse-video. --- diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index f2c96ac45e8..a9d7e1bcf69 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2010-03-02 Chong Yidong + + * frames.texi (Mouse Avoidance): Mention make-pointer-invisible. + + * display.texi (Display Custom): Document make-pointer-invisible and + underline-minimum-offset. Remove inverse-video. + 2010-02-21 Chong Yidong * frames.texi (Frame Commands): Note that the last ordinary frame can diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi index a5d064e578a..dcf424f0f47 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/display.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi @@ -1278,10 +1278,6 @@ it. @c the reason for that pxref is because an xref early in the @c ``echo area'' section leads here. -@vindex inverse-video - If the variable @code{inverse-video} is non-@code{nil}, Emacs attempts -to invert all the lines of the display from what they normally are. - @vindex visible-bell If the variable @code{visible-bell} is non-@code{nil}, Emacs attempts to make the whole screen blink when it would normally make an audible bell @@ -1296,35 +1292,51 @@ there is someting to echo. @xref{Echo Area}. @vindex baud-rate The variable @anchor{baud-rate}@code{baud-rate} holds the output -speed of the terminal, as far as Emacs knows. Setting this variable -does not change the speed of actual data transmission, but the value -is used for calculations. On text-only terminals, it affects padding, -and decisions about whether to scroll part of the screen or redraw it -instead. It also affects the behavior of incremental search. - - On graphical displays, @code{baud-rate} is only used to determine -how frequently to look for pending input during display updating. A +speed of the terminal. Setting this variable does not change the +speed of actual data transmission, but the value is used for +calculations. On text-only terminals, it affects padding, and +decisions about whether to scroll part of the screen or redraw it +instead. It also affects the behavior of incremental search. On +graphical displays, @code{baud-rate} is only used to determine how +frequently to look for pending input during display updating. A higher value of @code{baud-rate} means that check for pending input will be done less frequently. +@cindex mouse pointer @cindex hourglass pointer display +@vindex display-hourglass @vindex hourglass-delay - On graphical displays, Emacs can optionally display the mouse pointer -in a special shape to say that Emacs is busy. To turn this feature on -or off, customize the group @code{cursor}. You can also control the -amount of time Emacs must remain busy before the busy indicator is -displayed, by setting the variable @code{hourglass-delay}. + On graphical displays, Emacs displays the mouse pointer as an +hourglass if Emacs is busy. To disable this feature, set the variable +@code{display-hourglass} to @code{nil}. The variable +@code{hourglass-delay} determines the number of seconds of ``busy +time'' before the hourglass is shown; the default is 1. + +@vindex make-pointer-invisible + If the mouse pointer lies inside an Emacs frame, Emacs makes it +invisible each time you type a character to insert text, to prevent it +from obscuring the text. (To be precise, the hiding occurs when you +type a ``self-inserting'' character. @xref{Inserting Text}.) Moving +the mouse pointer makes it visible again. To disable this feature, +set the variable @code{make-pointer-invisible} to @code{nil}. + +@vindex underline-minimum-offset +@vindex x-underline-at-descent-line + On graphical displays, the variable @code{underline-minimum-offset} +determines the minimum distance between the baseline and underline, in +pixels, for underlined text. By default, the value is 1; increasing +it may improve the legibility of underlined text for certain fonts. +(However, Emacs will never draw the underline below the current line +area.) The variable @code{x-underline-at-descent-line} determines how +to draw underlined text. The default is @code{nil}, which means to +draw it at the baseline level of the font; if you change it to +@code{nil}, Emacs draws the underline at the same height as the font's +descent line. @vindex overline-margin - On graphical displays, the variable @code{overline-margin} specifies -the vertical position of an overline above the text, including the -height of the overline itself, in pixels. The default value is 2. - -@vindex x-underline-at-descent-line - On graphical displays, Emacs normally draws an underline at the -baseline level of the font. If @code{x-underline-at-descent-line} is -non-@code{nil}, Emacs draws the underline at the same height as the -font's descent line. + The variable @code{overline-margin} specifies the vertical position +of an overline above the text, including the height of the overline +itself, in pixels; the default is 2. @findex tty-suppress-bold-inverse-default-colors On some text-only terminals, bold face and inverse video together diff --git a/doc/emacs/frames.texi b/doc/emacs/frames.texi index 09dbff896dc..b890b773765 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/frames.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/frames.texi @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ so that you can use many of the features described in this chapter. * Tool Bars:: Enabling and disabling the tool bar. * Dialog Boxes:: Controlling use of dialog boxes. * Tooltips:: Displaying information at the current mouse position. -* Mouse Avoidance:: Moving the mouse pointer out of the way. +* Mouse Avoidance:: Preventing the mouse pointer from obscuring text. * Non-Window Terminals:: Multiple frames on terminals that show only one. * Text-Only Mouse:: Using the mouse in text-only terminals. @end menu @@ -1072,12 +1072,20 @@ customizing the windows that display tooltips. @cindex avoiding mouse in the way of your typing @cindex mouse avoidance + On graphical terminals, the mouse pointer may obscure the text in +the Emacs frame. Emacs provides two methods to avoid this problem. + +@vindex make-pointer-invisible + Firstly, Emacs hides the mouse pointer each time you type a +self-inserting character, if the pointer lies inside an Emacs frame; +moving the mouse pointer makes it visible again. To disable this +feature, set the variable @code{make-pointer-invisible} to @code{nil}. + @vindex mouse-avoidance-mode -Mouse Avoidance mode keeps the mouse pointer away from point, to avoid -obscuring text you want to edit. Whenever it moves the mouse, it also -raises the frame. To use Mouse Avoidance mode, customize the variable -@code{mouse-avoidance-mode}. You can set this to various values to -move the mouse in several ways: + Secondly, you can use Mouse Avoidance mode, a minor mode, to keep +the mouse pointer away from point. To use Mouse Avoidance mode, +customize the variable @code{mouse-avoidance-mode}. You can set this +to various values to move the mouse in several ways: @table @code @item banish @@ -1098,7 +1106,8 @@ As @code{animate}, but changes the shape of the mouse pointer too. @findex mouse-avoidance-mode You can also use the command @kbd{M-x mouse-avoidance-mode} to enable -the mode. +the mode. Whenever Mouse Avoidance mode moves the mouse, it also +raises the frame. @node Non-Window Terminals @section Non-Window Terminals