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From: stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Cursor Flicker w/ SuperClock 3.8
Message-ID: <7622@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 10 Apr 90 00:36:57 GMT
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jskuskin@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Jeffrey Kuskin) writes:
>I have a Mac IIcx, 5 megs, 6.0.4, and just installed
>SuperClock 3.8.  However, now I notice that the cursor
>flickers.  Further observation confirmed that it flickers
>every time SuperClock draws the colon between the hour and
>minute of the time (the flicker occurs even if I turn
>the "flash colon" option off).  
> 
>Has anyone else noticed this problem -- it's really kind
>of annoying.  Is there any solution?

Two possibilities.  Was the cursor over the flashing colon when it was
flickering?  If so, that's normal Mac operation since the cursor is
hidden while the stuff under the cursor is updated, and then the cursor
is then made visible.

The second possibility is that you have SuperClock!'s "check for screen saver"
option selected, which can cause some flicker for a somewhat similar reason
as the above.  If this is the case, uncheck that option, especially if the
clock isn't displayed when your particular screensaver is running...

steve