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MacOS Accessibility Cursor (i.stack.imgur.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Synther@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

So I like this MacOS feature where your cursor displays in large. I was hoping if anyone knew of such software that replicates this functionality for Linux. Considering MacOS and Linux are both Unix, and libraries are different, could X or Wayland help replicate this?

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[-] waigl@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

If it was, I don't think it was a default. I had been using Windows 7 for quite a while back in the day, and I cannot remember ever seeing something like this. On the other hand, I can certainly remember losing track of where on my monitors my mouse cursor was on various occasions...

[-] Unaware7013@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

IIRC, the windows version of this is a setting where you can hit CTRL and it makes a moderately large circle that contracts towards the pointer. It's been in since at least W7/Vista, possibly XP. I've used it on and off for years (especially with 3 27" monitors) because of how easy it is to lose the cursor.

[-] Dexx1s@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

And that functionality is in Gnome, but disabled by default IIRC. I've had it on for years in both PopOS and Debian so I may be wrong but I do believe it's a Gnome feature.

[-] juli@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

It's within the accessibility features

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