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

From: Gene Heskett <gheskett@...>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 18:19:05 -0400
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:13:03 Lisi Reisz wrote:

> 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
>
I'll do some checking, and should be able to repost sometime this evening 
my time, which is ATM EDT. UCT-5 or something like that. A few past 
18:00 or 6PM locally.

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Cheers, Gene Heskett
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