Cursor removed in read-only TextArea

[TomJGooding]

You can still navigate and select the text in read-only mode, so don't we need the cursor?

Originally posted by @TomJGooding in #5925 (comment)

Here's an example to demonstrate:

from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import TextArea


class ExampleApp(App):
    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
        yield TextArea(
            "Try navigating by holding down the arrow keys. This is a "
            + "very, " * 10
            + "very long line. "
            + "While you're here, try pressing 'ctrl+shift+right'"
            + "Are we nearly there yet? This line seems endless!",
            read_only=True,
            soft_wrap=False,
        )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = ExampleApp()
    app.run()

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[darrenburns]

I agree - most times when I use the TextArea in read-only mode I want there to be a cursor so that I can select and copy text (and move the cursor around using keybindings to make selection easier).

[davep]

Count me in too; I have one application that makes a point of using TextArea in read-only mode but with a visible cursor so the user can select and copy specific text.