Latest revision as of 23:31, 18 June 2016

Keywords: Highlight Mouse for Screencasts; custom mouse theme with highlight

See:

Stack Exchange - [1]. Suggests DMZ-Highlight as solution which is claimed to have worked on Ubuntu 14.04. Link - [2]. Link to video discussing install on Ubuntu 12.04 - [3]
Compiz Config Tools Manager
Install Gnome Desktop on standard Ubuntu Unity Desktop? [4] Does Gnome have a highlighted cursor?
Custom Cursor Themes?

Technical route beyond average user - [8]
Gnome Tweak Tool - Ubuntu 14 or 15.04. - [9]
Gnome or Unity Tweak Tools don't work - but command line does? - [10]
How to install cursor themes in ubuntu - [11].Best source. For Unity, it's X11 window environment. Installed DMZyb from the "X11 Mouse Themes" category.

Testing

Installed DMZyb above - cursor appears regular in some applications, but reappears only outside of app windows. Right now it appears big in FreeCAD, small on Chromium

Instructions- [12]
Need to do this in terminal to make the largest highlight circle. Go to Terminal and type:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 64 && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme DMZyb

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 :*Ubuntu 16.04 - custom themes - [http://www.ubuntumaniac.com/2016/03/install-comix-serie-100-mouse-cursor.html]
 *Technical route beyond average user - [http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/183910/highlight-current-mouse-position/228674#228674]
+*Gnome Tweak Tool - Ubuntu 14 or 15.04. - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le_lXeliTUc]
+*Gnome or Unity Tweak Tools don't work - but command line does? - [http://onetransistor.blogspot.com/2015/09/change-mouse-cursor-in-ubuntu.html]
+*'''How to install cursor themes in ubuntu''' - [http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-New-Cursor-Themes-in-Ubuntu-466821.shtml].Best source. For Unity, it's X11 window environment. Installed DMZyb from the "X11 Mouse Themes" category.
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+*'''Installed DMZyb''' above - cursor appears regular in some applications, but reappears only outside of app windows. Right now it appears big in FreeCAD, small on Chromium
+:*Instructions- [http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/DMZ+with+Yellow+Background+Multisized?content=164006]
+:*Need to do this in terminal to make the largest highlight circle. Go to Terminal and type:
+::* gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 64 && gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme DMZyb