- Pango::FontDescription* font = get_font_for_style (N_("VerboseCanvasCursor"));
-
- _canvas_item = new ArdourCanvas::NoEventText (*_editor->track_canvas->root());
- _canvas_item->property_font_desc() = *font;
- _canvas_item->property_anchor() = Gtk::ANCHOR_NW;
-
- delete font;
+ _canvas_item = new ArdourCanvas::Text (_editor->_track_canvas->root());
+ CANVAS_DEBUG_NAME (_canvas_item, "verbose canvas cursor");
+ _canvas_item->set_ignore_events (true);
+ _canvas_item->set_font_description (get_font_for_style (N_("VerboseCanvasCursor")));