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Cursor Blinking Is Controlled By Hardware
DocumentID: 653682
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:25 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Is there a way to prevent the cursor from blinking in WordPerfect or at DOS? Solutions: According to PC Magazine, "The blinking on-screen cursor is controlled by hardware." Changing the size of the cursor is easy. This can be done with WordPerfect's CURSOR.COM utility. Turning off the blinking is not easy. PC Magazine stated: "It is possible to write a routine that continuously figures out where the cursor is, makes the cursor invisible, temporarily stores the value and attribute of the character at the cursor position, writes a solid unblinking block ASCII 219 character over that character, and then restores the old character and attribute when you move the cursor to another position. It's not worth it."

CURSOR.COM could also be used to make the cursor invisible.

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