MSGID: 2:240/1120.29 309f1183
CHRS: IBMPC 2
TZUTC: 0100
REPLY: 2:280/464.27 307b2d82
//Hello Martin,//

on *09.02.22* at *13:44:07* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Cursor almost invisible"*.

 MF> Hello Tim!

 MF> Decided to change the colour scheme in the reader and editor .....

 MF>                Text: R=255, G=255, B=255
 MF>              Quotes: R=166, G=202, B=240
 MF> Control Information: R=192, G=220, B=192
 MF>          Background: R=100, G=100, B=100
 MF> Looks great and suits my taste perfectly

On my (calibrated) monitor this is quote horrible and milky with low
text/background contrast. Since standard white is not the brightest, it looks
like bright grey on light grey ... 

 MF> until I start to write a message. I'm having trouble seeing the cursor
 MF> because it's a very thin vertical line and it's almost the same colour as
 MF> my new background colour.

Still, the cursor here is perfectly visible and appears more like the text
than the background.

 MF> I've tried changing the background colour to a slightly lighter

Well the cursor is brighter than the background here, so adjusting it that
direction is not supposed to help?

 MF> shade and that does improve matters but I feel that a block cursor would
 MF> further improve matters, what do you think?

Block cursors are today used to indicate overwrite mode. Try pressing 
in the editor to see one. Thus, this is IMO not an option here (and would
involve changing the underlying control). 

I truly believe your display needs help. However, there is also a lot of
difference in human perception (let alone taste), that might also be involved
here. Will check, if there are options to modify the cursor itself in any way
without rewriting the control.

Regards,
Tim
--- WinPoint 398.2
 * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)
SEEN-BY: 15/0 30/0 106/201 129/331 153/7715 221/1 6 229/110 317 426
SEEN-BY: 229/428 664 700 240/1120 266/512 280/464 282/464 1038 291/100
SEEN-BY: 292/854 301/0 1 101 113 317/3 320/219 335/364 341/66 371/0
SEEN-BY: 396/45 460/58 712/848 920/1 2452/250 3634/12 5020/1042 5058/104
PATH: 240/1120 301/1 229/426