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Re: [trinity-users] Bigger mouse pointer is too "translucent"

From: Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@...>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 23:13:03 +0100
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:04:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > Greetings all;
> > >
> > > I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one
> > > of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the
> > > mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range
> > > limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?)  So I set
> > > it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that
> > > distance.  But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger
> > > one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast.  Is this
> > > fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
> >
> > Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
> >
> > Lisi
>
> And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady?  Humm, maybe in
> the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was
> labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents.  And updated 30
> some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill.
> I just did that 2 hours ago.  So we'll see when I get to that machine
> and do a logout, login.
>
> Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..

When you find a nice one, let me know what it is.  Slávek pointed me at some 
great ones when I was using 3.5.13.2, but the large ones don't seem to work 
in 14.  I have found something that does, but I am open to suggestions!!

Lisi