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make cursor invisible and make cursor visible

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Action Statements

Change the visibility of the text cursor in a textual region.

make {TR_NAME|TR_CLASS_NAME} cursor {visible|invisible}

TR_NAME

The identifier for a textual region.

TR_CLASS_NAME

The identifier for a class of textual regions.

visible | invisible

Make the cursor visible (shown) or invisible (hidden).

Description

Use this statement for textual regions only.

The text cursor of a textual region is, by default, invisible. When the text cursor is made visible, it appears as a rectangle surrounding the character position on which it lies.

The text cursor is drawn in the foreground color of the textual region. If the textual region is colored, the text cursor is drawn in the foreground color of the character on which it lies.

Example

 

response to ShowMe

 make WriteHere cursor visible