Microsoft KB Archive/20084

Modifying Text-Mode Mouse Cursor

PSS ID Number: Q20084 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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MS-DOS

Question:

Why am I having trouble modifying the blink rate of the mouse cursor in Word’s text mode (“word/c”)?

Resolution:

The text-mode cursor is hardware generated. Word restores the rate of blinks-per-second regardless of any modifications made outside of Word. This restriction applies to versions of Word prior to 5.00.

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