Pancake Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 ... that, em, 'follows' what you're typing? You know what i mean? It shows you where you are in the text box, where you're about to type. I need to talk about it to someone, and i just realised i've no idea what it's called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 ... that, em, 'follows' what you're typing? You know what i mean? It shows you where you are in the text box, where you're about to type. I need to talk about it to someone, and i just realised i've no idea what it's called. It's a type of cursor, sometimes referred to as a caret although that's something of an anachronism. I'm sure "flashing text cursor" will get the idea across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Accoring to a quick google, I think it's called a 'caret', usually refered to as a 'blinking text caret'. You learn something every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Cursors, i cant remember the name. I always refered to it as the text cursor. EDIT: Caret is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadKill Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I thought a caret was ^ And the | line after your text, was simply the text cursor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I thought a caret was ^ And the | line after your text, was simply the text cursor this might explain a little... The text cursor may be referred to as a caret in some cases[1][2]. This term came about from older unix systems that used the caret symbol as a text insertion indicator[citation needed]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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