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In article <9001230209.AA14732@spiff.ai.mit.edu> jla@AI.MIT.EDU
(Joseph Arceneaux) writes:

> The pointer shape is different when over text than when over
> non-text areas, and a floating rectangle the size of the character
> currently under the pointer is drawn.  This happens only in the
> selected window.

To me, the emacs 'point' is *between* two characters, not *on* a
character.  I find it confusing that I have to point the mouse *on* a
character to select the point before it (in GNU Emacs 18.55).

I think that under X-Windows, emacs should display the point as a
vertical bar between two characters.  It might then also use 81 cursor
positions in an 80-column window, thus allowing users to deal with
80-column text conveniently.  Defining points with the mouse should be
done by pointing at gaps, not characters.

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