Right. Any given the current implementation of TextAreaSkin (and TextInput), it 
actually wouldn't be that hard to do. The caret is simply a Java2D shape - it 
is currently a 1-pixel wide rectangle, but we could generate a different shape 
if we wanted to.

On Nov 19, 2009, at 7:08 AM, Todd Volkert wrote:

> Ok :)  It'd be done via a style property in the skin.
> 
> -T
> 
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Sandro Martini 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
> 
>> In the current Company where I work they are very much OLD fashion
>> (too much for my taste) ... but I've seen that really in terms of
>> readability (and identifying where the cursor is, inside complex
>> forms) this could help.
>> 
>> Ah, I've just seen that this is the default cursor in GNome Console,
>> where this cursor does a XOR with the text ... so probably is not too
>> much Old, or could be a revenge of Old school :-) ...
>> 
>> I'll add a ticket for 1.5 and I could try to do it, if possible for
>> the 1.4.1, ok ?
>> 
>> Bye
>> 

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