Re: Accessibillity documentation - Shake Pointer
Troy T <[email protected]> Sun, 10 May 2026 11:54:15 +0100
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------=_Part_44434_2034293624.1778410455254 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Yuri, Thank you for the quick response and on a Sunday! Your email has helped me understand the feature: you literally shake the cu= rsor to get it to work! A fun and useful feature! I have the issue of 'losi= ng' the cursor all the time. Coming from a windows environment where they h= ave a similar feature that allows you to find the cursor by hitting the con= trol button rapidly (it makes a circle appear around the cursor) I think I = just had the wrong assumptions about how the feature would work. I like Pla= smas method more. Thanks again for the (fast) response, Troy From: Yuri Chornoivan <[email protected]> To: "kde-doc-english"<[email protected]> Cc: "Troy T"<[email protected]> Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 11:42:24 +0100 Subject: Re: Accessibillity documentation - Shake Pointer =D0=BD=D0=B5=D0=B4=D1=96=D0=BB=D1=8F, 10 =D1=82=D1=80=D0=B0=D0=B2=D0=BD=D1= =8F 2026 =D1=80. 12:29:28 EEST Troy T =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0= =D0=BD=D0=BE:=20 > Hi KDE Docs Team,=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > I=20 > new to using KDE and Linux. It's been nice. But I have a specific=20 > problem: In the accessibility section of the system settings, at the=20 > bottom is Shake Pointer. The settings page has buttons to toggle the=20 > feature on or off but doesn't mention how to actually use the=20 > feature. I took a look at the help doc and it didn't mention how to=20 > use the feature either.=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > It=20 > it possible to make it clearer how to use the feature or what it even=20 > does?=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Thanks=20 > for your time,=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Troy=20 =20 Hi,=20 =20 n the Plasma desktop environment, the Shake Pointer (often colloquially cal= led=20 "Shake to Find") is an accessibility and productivity feature designed to= =20 solve the "lost cursor" problem.=20 If you are using a multi-monitor setup, an ultra-high-resolution display, = or=20 simply have a dark wallpaper, it is remarkably easy to lose track of where = the=20 mouse cursor is. The purpose of this feature is to provide an immediate vis= ual=20 clue to help you locate it.=20 When the feature is enabled, the system monitors the velocity and directio= n=20 of mouse movements. If it detects a rapid back-and-forth "shaking" motion:= =20 Temporary enlargement: The cursor increases in size to the large scale.=20 Visual focus: This sudden change in scale catches the human eye=E2=80=99s = peripheral=20 vision, instantly revealing the cursor's coordinates.=20 Automatic reset: As soon as you stop shaking the mouse, the cursor shrinks= =20 back to its normal size.=20 There are several options on this panel.=20 Shake pointer to find it=20 If this option is enabled, Plasma enables the shake ponter effect.=20 Magnification=20 Here you can specify pointer magnification level for Normal and Large poin= ter=20 size.=20 =20 This will be added in the new version of docs.=20 =20 Best regards,=20 Yuri ------=_Part_44434_2034293624.1778410455254 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head>= <meta content=3D"text/html;charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type"></h= ead><body ><div style=3D"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif= ; font-size: 10pt;"><div>Hi Yuri,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you fo= r the quick response and on a Sunday!<br></div><div><br></div><div>Your ema= il has helped me understand the feature: you literally shake the cursor to = get it to work! A fun and useful feature! I have the issue of 'losing' the = cursor all the time. Coming from a windows environment where they have a si= milar feature that allows you to find the cursor by hitting the control but= ton rapidly (it makes a circle appear around the cursor) I think I just had= the wrong assumptions about how the feature would work. I like Plasmas met= hod more.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again for the (fast) response,<br= ></div><div><br></div><div>Troy</div><div id=3D"Zm-_Id_-Sgn" data-sigid=3D"= 8062416000000056001" data-zbluepencil-ignore=3D"true"><div><br></div></div>= <div><br></div><div class=3D"zmail_extra_hr" style=3D"border-top: 1px solid= rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; li= ne-height: 0px;"><br></div><div class=3D"zmail_extra" data-zbluepencil-igno= re=3D"true"><div><br></div><div id=3D"Zm-_Id_-Sgn1">From: Yuri Chornoivan &= lt;[email protected]><br>To: "kde-doc-english"<[email protected]&= gt;<br>Cc: "Troy T"<[email protected]><br>Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 11:42:= 24 +0100<br>Subject: Re: Accessibillity documentation - Shake Pointer<br></= div><div><br></div><blockquote style=3D"margin: 0px;" id=3D"blockquote_zmai= l"><div>=D0=BD=D0=B5=D0=B4=D1=96=D0=BB=D1=8F, 10 =D1=82=D1=80=D0=B0=D0=B2= =D0=BD=D1=8F 2026 =D1=80. 12:29:28 EEST Troy T =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1= =81=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=BE: <br>> Hi KDE Docs Team, <br>> <br>> <br>>= ; <br>> I <br>> new to using KDE and Linux. It's been nice. But I hav= e a specific <br>> problem: In the accessibility section of the system s= ettings, at the <br>> bottom is Shake Pointer. The settings page has but= tons to toggle the <br>> feature on or off but doesn't mention how to ac= tually use the <br>> feature. I took a look at the help doc and it didn'= t mention how to <br>> use the feature either. <br>> <br>> <br>>= ; <br>> It <br>> it possible to make it clearer how to use the featur= e or what it even <br>> does? <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Thanks= <br>> for your time, <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Troy <br> <br>= Hi, <br> <br>n the Plasma desktop environment, the Shake Pointer (often col= loquially called <br>"Shake to Find") is an accessibility and productivity = feature designed to <br>solve the "lost cursor" problem. <br> If you are us= ing a multi-monitor setup, an ultra-high-resolution display, or <br>simply = have a dark wallpaper, it is remarkably easy to lose track of where the <br= >mouse cursor is. The purpose of this feature is to provide an immediate vi= sual <br>clue to help you locate it. <br> When the feature is enabled, the = system monitors the velocity and direction <br>of mouse movements. If it de= tects a rapid back-and-forth "shaking" motion: <br> Temporary enlargement: = The cursor increases in size to the large scale. <br> Visual focus: This su= dden change in scale catches the human eye=E2=80=99s peripheral <br>vision,= instantly revealing the cursor's coordinates. <br> Automatic reset: As soo= n as you stop shaking the mouse, the cursor shrinks <br>back to its normal = size. <br>There are several options on this panel. <br>Shake pointer to fin= d it <br> If this option is enabled, Plasma enables the shake ponter effect= . <br>Magnification <br> Here you can specify pointer magnification level f= or Normal and Large pointer <br>size. <br> <br>This will be added in the ne= w version of docs. <br> <br>Best regards, <br>Yuri <br> <br> <br> <br></div= ></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div><br></body></html> ------=_Part_44434_2034293624.1778410455254--