Re: [e-users] Mouse cursor size

On 11/01/2023 08:53, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
> [...] chances are that if you can't see a cursor due to visual
> acuity problems you can't make out other ui elements either and they
> all need to get bigger.
The actual answer is, we don't know. I need to arrange a proper 
usability test in the labs in my college (which I can do, given the time).

> why not just wiggle the mouse? :) also produces motion.

If you have problems locating the mouse, wiggling is not as good as the 
Ctrl key, which usually produces a vibrating expanding disc which is 
much more easily visible.

> but yes - a "fund my pointer" feature doesn't exist in e. you don't 
> want to blink the cursor. you want some kind of "takes a lot of the
> screen" animation
No, I think people with this problem just want a bigger cursor. End of 
story.

> e's pointer has that. e doesn't have anything to do with x cursor themes...

Can you describe for me the difference between e's pointer and an x 
cursor? Is one logical and the other physical?

Peter