Re: reverse video highlighting of region (vs mouse selection)

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From: Mike Rose
Date: Mon, 18 May 1992 20:57

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On 18 May 92 21:21:00 GMT, buchs@han (Kevin J. Buchs) said:

>I found from the following section of the FAQ, how to make the mouse selection 
>appear in reverse video.  I would like to make the regular selection - between
>point and mark, appear in reverse.  Anyone have an idea?  Please Email any
>reponses.  I'll send to FAQ maintainer.

An alternative I'd prefer is a visual indicator of the mark.
I think making the region reverse video would be very distracting most
of the time, and it would be nice to have something less obtrusive
that requires no keystrokes.  Does anyone have something like this?
--
Mike Rose, mrose@stsci.edu, 410-338-4949

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