Change size and color of mouse pointer?

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ChiJoan
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Change size and color of mouse pointer?

#1 Post by ChiJoan »

Hello Puppy Devs and all,

I'm sure I'm not the only one who searches for their mouse on screen sometimes, and I remember being allowed to change the size and the color of the pointer in Xandros Linux. So could there be a way to do this from the Live CD?

In Puppy 4.3.1, I had visions of being on Windows with popping up stuff and being unstable...nope, just me trying to find my mouse and it hitting either side of the display and stuff launching and my folders closing. Pretty please, help our poor old eyes out.

Thanks,
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how to change mouse pointer

#2 Post by bigpup »

Pcur cursor selector will do this.

Go to menu
Desktop
Pcur cursor selector

You will have to install some cursor themes. It will tell you how.
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#3 Post by kerl »

Where can I make the mouse pointer bigger?

This is no present on Slacko 6.3.2
Menu -> Desktop -> Pcur cursor selector
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#4 Post by bigpup »

Pcur is the program.

Some of the cursor themes are larger cursor.

So, try some different themes.
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#5 Post by kerl »

Thanks. I'd say Pcur is not included on Slacko
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#6 Post by kerl »

Sorry to insist. Is there a way to change the mouse pointer manually?
I just want to change this detail without losing the other settings of my current theme
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#7 Post by Semme »

Dwnld then extract this to ~/.icons. Now run "pcur" from a shell and choose your new "whitelarge" cursor.

If your browser is Mozilla based, does the cursor remain large when moving around in your browser window?
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#8 Post by kerl »

Hi Semme. I cannot find Pcur on the PPM

Edit:

pcur applied your theme from the shell!
btw the large pointer disappears on some programs like Seamonkey where the default cursor is tiny
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#9 Post by Semme »

Yes, the browser thing is what I asked.

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Search your system for a "cursor.theme" file.

Tell me where it is and what's inside..

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As I'm not @ the moment on the correct box, here, I'm thinking you need to run this, then restart X.

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ln -s ~/.icons/default /usr/share/icons
Make sure you copy'n paste..
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#10 Post by kerl »

Semme, I did nothing. After a couple of reboots the mouse pointer remains large on Seamonkey!!
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Pcur Menu Selection

#11 Post by jrsrj1 »

If your pup menu has no "Pcur" in Menu > Desktop

Go Menu > Desktop > JWMDesk Manager > Desktop > Mouse Cursor
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