The caret

The caret in Glassine is drawn by the app, not by the text system, so it can move the way a thing moves: when you press an arrow key, click somewhere, or type, it glides to the new position over about a quarter of a second, easing out, instead of vanishing from one place and appearing in another. It takes its colour from the theme — usually the accent — and its blink is a soft fade rather than an on-off flicker. Everything about it is in Settings → Caret.

Setting	Default	What it does
Smooth movement	On	The glide itself. Off, the caret snaps like any other.
Glide time	270 ms	How long a move takes, from 40 to 300 ms.
Smooth while typing	On	Whether the caret also glides from letter to letter as you type. Off, it glides for arrow keys and clicks but snaps instantly under your typing.
Blink	Soft	Soft fades in and out. Classic is the traditional on-off blink. Never holds steady.
Width	4 pt	From 1 to 4 pt, in half-point steps.

If Reduce Motion is on in System Settings → Accessibility, gliding is turned off automatically and the caret behaves like a standard one. The same switch stills every other animation in the app; the small delights page lists them.

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