From 417aa7baa63a525b170e85cba0495e301c3d6249 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julius Bredemeyer <48645716+IVLIVS-III@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:45:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added an idea to fix the Cursor and HintText issue.

---
 lib/src/cursor/cursor_painter.dart | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/src/cursor/cursor_painter.dart b/lib/src/cursor/cursor_painter.dart
index 9a407c2..8d355de 100644
--- a/lib/src/cursor/cursor_painter.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cursor/cursor_painter.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,33 @@ abstract class ICursorPaint {
 }
 
 mixin CursorPaint implements ICursorPaint {
+  /* Try and fix [Cursor] overriding [HintText] due to them being
+   * displayed in the same location on screen (both entered in the box).
+   * Idea:
+   *   - [Cursor] and [HintText] should coexist and be displayed at the
+   *     same time
+   *   - for visual integrity, entering a character and changing visual
+   *     focus to the next pin field should lead to only minimal changes
+   *     -> [HintText] should not have a different position with/without
+   *        [Cursor]
+   *     -> [HintText] should be displayed in the center of the box
+   *     -> [Cursor] should not be displayed in the center of the box if a
+   *        [HintText] is also present
+   *     -> [Cursor] should be displayed in front of [HintText] or behind
+   *   - [Cursor] typically is (on input fields with left-justified text) after
+   *     already typed characters
+   *   - [HintText] typically is displayed only when no characters have been
+   *     entered yet
+   *     -> [Cursor] should be displayed in front of the [HintText] at least
+   *        with TextDirection.LTR
+   *   - for minimal disruption in the existing codebase, this fix proposes to
+   *     add an optional positional or named Parameter [Offset] offset with a
+   *     default value of Offset.zero
+   *   - the offset would be added to the location given by rect prior to
+   *     drawing
+   *   - this function can then be called offsetting the [Cursor] to be drawn
+   *     to the left or right of [HintText]
+   */
   @override
   void drawCursor(Canvas canvas, Size size, Rect rect, Cursor cursor) {
     Paint paint = Paint()