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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:58:06 -0400
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> Can someone remind me why we can't use software cursors in 4e?

Because the code doesn't exist.

Usually the code also complicates lots of other
aspects of the system, so it's been easier just to
implement the hardware cursor drivers.  If I ever
really want VESA-based drivers, I'll need a software
cursor implementation.  I have some ideas about
doing it without complicating everything else,
but they're not particularly well formed.