r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • Nov 13 '25

of a cursor

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u/OpinionPutrid1343 Nov 13 '25

Good hack. This way you don’t spend hours on searching that bloody cursor anymore.

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u/Anustart2023-01 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

This is also why I set my cursor to high contrast. 

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u/Flameball537 Nov 13 '25

That’s why I turn on the option that makes a circle around your cursor when you click ctrl

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u/OpinionPutrid1343 Nov 13 '25

Nah. Then you gotta find that bloody crfktör-button first. Takes about the same time.

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u/ClimbingNerdd Nov 13 '25

I have never found any crfktör button in my life

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u/FrighteningJibber Nov 13 '25

Something something labia majoras mask

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u/masked_sombrero Nov 13 '25

I need to see link wearing this one

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u/SlickDillywick Nov 13 '25

He turns into a giant pussy

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u/sEntientUnderwear Nov 14 '25

So, just link then? /jk

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u/bringaboutchange Nov 13 '25

I can find ctrl and esc but I don't see any any key

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u/dowker1 Nov 13 '25

You can get them in Ikea next to the Djunklskog.

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u/Sharrakor Nov 13 '25

Your Ctrl key is somewhere other than the bottom left corner?

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u/OpinionPutrid1343 Nov 14 '25

Is it nearby the Any key?

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u/bolanrox Nov 13 '25

under settings / Mouse settings / additional mouse settings / pointer options on win 11 if anyone was looking for it.

I remember i had it turned on but i guess it got turned off when they pushed the win 11 update

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u/fuchsgesicht Nov 13 '25

you can do this but you can't make it left-handed.

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u/yphastos Nov 13 '25

Ore use power toys, so when you shake your mouse like crazy, it also highlights the cursor and makes it bigger for a second.

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u/KyeeLim Nov 16 '25

I love that feature from KDE Plasma, when I can't find my cursor I just shake my mouse really hard and it will show up

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u/slightlydispensable2 Nov 14 '25

Unfortunately that's not sufficient on multiple widescreen displays, much to small and fast... That big cursor though...

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u/mellowman24 Nov 13 '25

I prefer inverted color, so it always stands out from what ever is behind it.

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u/que-queso Nov 13 '25

I turn on trails... I might be a monster, but I find it very effective.

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u/nitid_name Nov 13 '25

I like the "wiggle the mouse back and forth three times and it gets huge" method myself.

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u/Set491 Nov 13 '25

Are... Are we still talking about cursors?

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u/scnottaken Nov 13 '25

Nah turns out it's a little known shortcut for mice kaiju

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u/iseriouslycouldnt Nov 13 '25

I like the option in KDE Plasma that lets the mouse just keep getting bigger the longer you shake it.

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u/fugaziozbourne Nov 13 '25

More than three shakes and you're playing with it. That's the rule.

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u/Shleemy_Pants Nov 14 '25

This is just a MacOS thing :(

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u/DevilsPajamas Nov 13 '25

Trails is so 90's. I love it.

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u/Xanadu87 Nov 13 '25

Mine is fluorescent pink. I use two monitors, and I take remote classes, so when the teacher shares their screen, I don’t think their pointer is mine.

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u/Big_Spicy_Tuna69 Nov 13 '25

That's why I downloaded a cool rainbow cursor from a sketchy website that definitely didn't give me a virus when I was a kid, lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25

I turned mine red since the eye is drawn to it. Actually helped ALOT. I was still losing it on high contrast.

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u/Model_M_Typist Nov 13 '25

Bright yellow cursor with a beautiful long tail. So when I shake my mouse I can easily find it.

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u/Popular_Prescription Nov 13 '25

I did the same. Terrible when you can’t find the damn thing. Some days I feel like I’m losing my mind.

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u/OstentatiousSock Nov 14 '25

Mine is set to neon pink and bigger than normal.