Hi Pior,

> I guess what I am getting at is : the ability to completely disable this behavior in MOI might
> actually make the program more enjoyable overall, even to users assuming that they want
> things to flash and flicker at all times :P

I think that's unlikely - what's more likely to happen is that not having it will be ok for simple situations but the reduced amount of information that is being conveyed to the user will be a detriment to more subtle situations like trying to do a "drill-in" selection on an object that is small in size at the current zoom level.

> If anything, the component prediction could also be conveyed by a subtle change in the mouse
> cursor itself, similarly to what happens when one hovers over a link when browsing internet pages.

Sorry, no - it's a general design guideline for MoI to avoid changing the cursor shape. The cursor shape is considered to be part of the user's operating system and it's polite to try and keep it in its familiar shape.

- Michael