<FILENAME filename="index.html"><html><head><title>Cursor Theme</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="description" content="This is the documentation for the System Settings module to customize the mouse cursor appearance."><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Systemsettings, mouse, cursor, pointer, bouncing, blinking, animation, launch, feedback, theme"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Cursor Theme"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> Cursor Theme</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div lang="en" class="article"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="cursortheme"></a>Cursor Theme</h2></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Mike</span> <span class="surname">McBride</span> <code class="email"><no mail></code></p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Brad</span> <span class="surname">Hards</span> <code class="email"><bradh@frogmouth.net></code></p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Lauri</span> <span class="surname">Watts</span> <code class="email"><lauri@kde.org></code></p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Natalie</span> <span class="surname">Clarius</span> <code class="email"><natalie_clarius@yahoo.de></code></p></div></div><div>Revision <span class="releaseinfo">Plasma 5.27 (<span class="date">2023-01-29</span>)</span></div><div><div><div class="abstract"><p>This is the documentation for the <span class="application">System Settings</span> module to customize the mouse cursor appearance. </p></div></div></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="index.html#cursorthemes">Cursor Theme</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#cursorthememanagement">Cursor Theme Management</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#cursorsize">Cursor size</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#lauchfeedback">Launch feedback</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="cursorthemes"></a>Cursor Theme</h2></div></div></div><p> This module allows you to </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>select a cursor theme</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>configure a cursor animation for launching applications</p></li></ul></div><p> </p><p>The features provided by this module may not be available on some systems.</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="cursorthememanagement"></a>Cursor Theme Management</h3></div></div></div><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="main.png"></div></div><p>To use a cursor theme, simply select it and click the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Apply</span></span> button.</p><p>You can remove cursor themes using the trash button that appears when you hover the mouse pointer over the theme item in the list. Note that you can not remove the pre-installed themes.</p><p>Use the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Get New Cursors...</span></span> button to launch the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Download New Cursors</span></span> dialog and download additional themes from the internet.</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="get-new-stuff.png"></div></div><p>You can also install cursor themes files you have downloaded or otherwise obtained using the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Install from File...</span></span> button.</p><p>If you are interested in creating your own cursor theme, you can find information<a class="ulink" href="https://userbase.kde.org/Special:MyLanguage/Create_your_own_mouse_cursor_theme" target="_top">here</a>.</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="cursorsize"></a>Cursor size</h3></div></div></div><p>Some themes allow choosing the cursor size. Use the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Size</span></span> field to select the appropriate size.</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="cursor-size.png"></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="lauchfeedback"></a>Launch feedback</h3></div></div></div><p>Sometimes it is reassuring to know that your computer didn't just ignore your command, and something is happening behind the scenes. In this dialog <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Configure Launch Fedback...</span></span>, you can configure visible feedback to help you know if you really hit that icon or not.</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="launch-feedback.png"></div></div><p>The traditional way to indicate that your computer is busy is to modify the cursor, and you can turn this on by choosing a <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Cursor</span></span>.</p><p>With this option enabled, your cursor will have an icon attached to it for a short time, when a new application is being launched. You can configure how long this icon is displayed beside your cursor with the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Stop animation after:</span></span> spinbox. The default is 5 seconds.</p><p>There are several variations of busy cursor available, including a <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">No Feedback</span></span>, a <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Blinking</span></span>, a <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Bouncing</span></span> or a <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Static</span></span> cursor icon with no animation.</p><p>Traditional <span class="productname">Plasma</span> launch notification has taken another form, which you can also enable and disable here. Normally when you start an application, it gets an immediate entry in the taskbar, with the icon replaced by a spinning hourglass to let you know something is happening. You can toggle this behavior on and off with the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Enable animation</span></span> checkbox.</p><p>Not all applications that you start will eventually show a window, or an entry in the taskbar. Some of them, for example, are docked into the <span class="productname">Plasma</span> system tray. Alternatively, it might be that you sent it off to a different virtual desktop, and in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Behavior</span></span> section of the <a class="ulink" href="help:/plasma-desktop/panel.html" target="_top"> <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Task Manager Settings</span></span></a> the option <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">From the current desktop</span></span> is checked for the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show only tasks</span></span> switcher. Setting a timeout ensures that, even in these cases, you can still get launch feedback, but also that it will go away when the job is done.</p></div></div></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell"> </td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"> </td></tr></table></div><div id="footer_text">Would you like to make a comment or contribute an update to this page?<br>Send feedback to the <a href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org" class="footer_email">KDE Docs Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME>
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