Re: disappearing cursor

[Gerd Moellmann]

Michael Vanier <mvanier@bbb.caltech.edu> writes:

>    Can you please make a test case starting with `emacs -q' which
>    demonstrates this problem?
> 
> Sure.  Selecting any "Misc" font using shift-left-button-1 except
> for the default font gives rise to a disappearing cursor (I haven't
> tried all of them, but I know that 10x20, 9x15, 7x13 and Fixed do
> this).  This is after I turn off the blinking cursor.  The Default
> font has a visible cursor.

Is this with `emacs -q'?  What colors have you specified for Emacs?
I'm asking because I cannot reproduce this here.