Re: cursor doesn't show through transparent images in emacs 22, unlike emacs 21

[Richard Stallman]

    > Does this mean that every image should have the cursor showing through
    > in some places?

    yes.  my experiments and kim's analysis confirm that.  juri unravelled
    another part of the problem, which kim incorporated in his fix, and i
    think that all the expressed concerns have been satisfied.   the world
    is a better place.-)  thanks, kim!

Thanks to everyone who helped fix this.