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jt1122

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Registered: 2021-03-26

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Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

Hi,

I'm referring to the large cursor with an "I" shape which appears in text areas.
Can and how its colours/shape be changed to make it more legible?.

Thanks

KBar

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Registered: 2021-11-05

Posts: 689

Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

Hey.

Do you mean for the whole desktop? I'm not sure if it's possible, although there could be a hidden xsettings property.

You can change its shape in your terminal emulator preferences.

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KBar

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Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

Alright, how about this one:

[Settings]
gtk-cursor-aspect-ratio = 0.5

Paste this in your ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini. If the file doesn't exist, create it. If it exists and already contains the [Settings] header, then just append the next line to the file. Adjust the value to your liking. Needs re-login or reboot. Keep in mind that it doesn't change the shape, though.

Source: https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/property.Sett … ratio.html

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jt1122

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Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

Thanks.

What about changing the cursors colours?.

KBar

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Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

Do you still mean the blinking cursor? It cannot be changed, I'm afraid.

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Skaperen

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Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

i see the I-bar cursor in Firefox (an arrow outside of text).  my xfce4-terminal just has a box of b/g<->f/g swapped pixels or a hollow box when terminal does not have focus.  i am running Xubuntu 20.04.  i recall the same thing in 18.04.  i am not aware of any change of this that t could do in xfce4-terminal but i would likely play around with it if i found a way.

Last edited by Skaperen (2022-06-23 18:52:25)

KBar

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Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

Sure. You can change its appearance here:

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jt1122

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Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

Thanks.

I mean the colour of the "I" cursor (in text) or the arrow (in a browser).

Skaperen

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From: right by Jesus, our Saviour

Registered: 2013-06-15

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Re: Changing the large "I" cursor for text?

nice.  i haven't looked @ terminal settings since my 16.04 days.  nice to see how it is better.  thanks!