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Weird cursor on second display only
After using a tablet for a while and disconnecting it, this weird extra artifact has appeared beside my cursor, but only on my second display. The cursor doesn't distort like mentioned in other ...
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Can I force the system mouse cursor image for a selected application?
Short Question
Is it possible to force the system mouse cursor image to a fixed image (Arrow) on an application by application basis?
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I have been trying to hide an annoying hourglass ...
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Mac cursor is jumping and the keyboard and mouse in unresponsive [closed]
I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.8. I have tried rebooting my machine, what else can I try?
(This happened shortly after the latest update but I don't think that is what is causing it).
The input from Mac ...
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Keyboard Shortcut to Move Mouse Cursor to Current Window
Under X Windows it is possible to move mouse cursor using shift+Num Lock and the numeric keypad as described in this wikipedia page. However, when you have two monitors running resolution of 3360x1050 ...
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Black screen and only cursor after format (Windows 7) [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make Windows 7 boot further than a blank screen with only a mouse cursor?
Recently I formatted my own computer, and re-installed Windows 7 on it.
Moreover, it's ...
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What program is changing my mouse cursor?
I need to know what program or process is changing my mouse cursor. I will be working along and it will change to an hourglass and back several times throughout the day.
I have tried using process ...
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In Emacs, how can I set the cursor-type globally?
It's possible to modify the style of the cursor by setting the value of the window local variable cursor-type.
(setq cursor-type '(hbar . 1))
How can I make all existing and future windows use the ...
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Are there any unix shells that support mouse reporting?
I am currently using bash on OSX (via iTerm2). Sometimes I have to run programs with a very lengthy set of command line arguments. If I find that I've mistyped, it takes way too long to arrow back to ...
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MC on Ubuntu: Save cursor in editor when leaving it
I am using midnight commander (mc) on ubuntu and have figured out that after editing or viewing a file and leaving it the cursor position is not saved after opening it once again.
Does anybody know ...
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Terminal printing carriage return as ^M?? [linux telling me to stop coding?]
I was writing a script in vim, dropped my keyboard, and continued coding.
I didn't notice that my cursor changed from the normal _ type cursor, to a [] block. (as if i hit insert in a windows ...
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Strange Photoshop Problem: Can not select, zoom, paint, option button 'locked'
I have a very strange problem with Photoshop. I can not use any of the tools, since the cursor appears 'locked'. If I select v on my keyboard, it goes to the zoom tool, but the cursor does not change. ...
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Why doesn't my cursor in Windows 7 show up on both monitors at the same time?
My computer is currently set up with two monitors in extended desktop mode.
If I place my cursor between two monitors in Windows 7 I can only see the mouse on one monitor or the other.
It seems like ...
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Vmware and cursor in each running OS machine
does each instance of running OS in Vmware workstation have "its keyboard and mouse cursor"? Ie. can I virtualize 5 robots in each system to do tasks with keyboard and cursor separately?
Maybe this ...
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Why does my Acer Aspire 4730Z cursor jump randomly when typing?
I can't figure it out. When typing a sentence the cursor jumps randomly from one spot to another. I can't complete a sentence without going back and retyping it. I was told it may be the touch pad ...
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Is there any way to invert the caret?
When programming in Visual Studio, the caret (i.e. the vertical line that shows where text will be inserted) is either a vertical line (when in insert mode) or a block (when in overwrite mode).
Is ...
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Is there a setting that will allow vim to remember the column it was on, even if traverses a line who's EOL is less?
Is there a setting that will allow vim to remember the column it was on, even if traverses a line who's EOL is less?
Consider the following lines:
foo bar
foo
foo bar
Say my cursor position is the ...
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Highlighting cursor or changing cursor size temporarily with keyboard shortcut
My machine has two large screens, and I often find myself editing high-res pictures with a tiny cross-hair cursor that allows me to easily see the image content around the pixel I am editing.
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Mac Terminal command to move cursor on screen?
Is there a way to move the cursor around the screen (XXXxXXX location?) using terminal?
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Camtasia, record around the mouse
How to record video only around the mouse cursor and when the mouse moves then follow it?
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Make VIM normal-mode cursor sit between characters instead of on them
I would really like it if the VIM cursor in normal mode could act like it does in insert mode: a line between two characters. So for example:
- Typing vd would have no effect because nothing was ...
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How to scroll the diff buffer easily in Emacs while point is on the minibuffer
In Emacs, after a lot of editing, I press C-x s (save-some-buffers), then Emacs asks "Save file ...? (y,n,.... d ...)" for each file, I sometimes answer d (diff) to see the changes, but then it's not ...
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How the computer could be used by two users at the same time
Running windows 7 64, Is there any application that allows me to connect an additional keeyboard and mice and monitor, so that this can be used by other user at the samee time while I use the main ...
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How to stop my mouse cursor from going out of the screen?
I have just bought a new PC. It uses a SyncMaster E2020 20 inch monitor. The weird thing is my cursor can disappear(go out of the screen) if I move it over the right or/and bottom edge. Is is very ...
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Show cursor location with CTRL problem on Ubuntu with Compiz
I am running Compiz on Ubuntu 10.10. I am fairly certain that Compiz provides the blue pulsating circle the surrounds the mouse pointer for a few seconds when the "CTRL" key is pressed. I recently ...
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CapsLock-i, j, k, l as Cursor Keys?
I want to map the cursor keys to CapsLock-i, j, k, l
On WinXP/32, is this possible system-wide (for all applications)?
(don't need standard CapsLock functionality)
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How to create a .cur file on Mac OS X
Does anyone know how to convert a GIF file to a CUR file for use as a CSS cursor on a Mac? I've seen several applications for Windows that do this, but nothing yet for Mac. Is there anything out ...
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Cursor not changing on mouseover in OSX
Randomly starting this morning, my mouse cursor has stopped working properly. It seems to be that whenever I switch to a new window, the mouse cursor changes to what it is supposed to be at that ...
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Mouse cursor that leaves trails only when button is pressed
For a presentation I'm preparing I wan't to be able to have a mouse cursor that leaves a trail. But I only wan't it to leave a trail when the mouse button is pressed. It would also be nice to be able ...
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How to configure default text selection behavior in Windows XP, 7? (eg. mouse click selects entire word vs. mouse click inserts an active cursor)
I find the mouse click behavior of Windows XP and Windows 7 annoying and intrusive. I don't remember Windows NT being quite this bad, or MacOS 7 - 10 which I used in the nineties.
When I'm using a ...
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Disappearing cursor in Word 2010
I'm using Word 2010 under Windows 7, and when I browse through a document using the arrow keys, the Cursor in Word disappears. This is very annoying, because you do not see anymore where you are in ...
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emacs: How to return to last position after scroll/page up/down?
After issuing scroll-up or scroll-down in emacs, is there a quick way to return the point to its previous position (assuming I didn't remember to add it to the mark ring)?
Alternatively is there any ...
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Why does my mouse pointer in a browser disappear periodically?
I experience the following type of problem: the mouse cursor, when in the browser window, starts blinking: several seconds it is visible, the next several seconds it isn't. It takes place in both ...
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VMWare: always show host cursor
Is there a way to force vmware to show host mouse pointer? I mean that I want to see always 2 pointers host and guest.
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What is the 'Ctrl + Alt + NumPad+' cursor in MS Word 2007?
While doodling in MS Word (as you do) I hit the 'Ctrl + Alt + NumPad+' keyboard short cut which changed my cursor to the one shown below (similar to the Mac 'Command' key symbol):
The cursor ...
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Lock the mouse cursor to one screen in Linux / Ubuntu
This question has already been asked, but for Windows: http://superuser.com/questions/50726/is-it-possible-to-lock-the-mouse-to-one-screen
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 with 2 screens with different ...
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How can I tell Firefox to ignore “cursor:” entrys in stylesheets?
Sometimes websites (example) cause Firefox to not switch the mouse cursor to a I-beam shape when pointing at (perfectly selectable) text. I'm fairly certain this is the result of cursor: default; in ...
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Visual Studio 2010 Loading Cursor is Flashing
The loading cursor that looks like a sand timer. Every time I open VS2010 and open or create any new project, the loading cursor flashes every ~2secs on and off even when VS2010 is minimized.
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Two Mice/Pointers at once on one computer? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Using two mice in Windows 7 (dual mouse, dual cursor)
Is there a way to have two mice controlling two separate pointers on one computer?
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Disable mouse.hide()/cursor.hide()
I dislike when websites and programs use mouse.hide() or cursor.hide(). Is there any way to disable any program from ever using them?
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Hide mouse cursor in ubuntu (for touchscreen)
I've recently got a tablet pc (JooJoo.com]) and I've got it nicely set up with Jolicloud - an Ubuntu derivative like Mint - (thanks to the joojoo forum) but I can't hide the mouse cursor in Gnome.
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Cursor movement history in Vim
How can I restore cursor position in Vim as it was before scrolling, selecting or PgUp/PgDn?
I'm tired of searching where I was before I scrolled up to look something at the top.
Are there something ...
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How to highlight full row in GNU screen
I have a mac pro and now I am trying to use GNU screen instead of terminal.
When I need to look at the log the I hit Ctrl A [ and I get into copy mode. However it is really hard to detect where my ...
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IntelliJ Idea cursor-wrap goes to infinity and beyond instead of next line on Windows
If I reach left-most end of a line and press left-arrow it doesn't take me to the previous line.
Similarly, if I keep pressing right arrow, the cursor keeps going towards infinity, without ever ...
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Lost left/right cursor keys in VIM insert mode?
When I edit .sql file in VIM, I can't use left/right cursor keys while in insert mode. In normal mode they work just fine. In another file types - they work fine as well. in ~/.vim/ftplugin/sql.vim ...
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Windows XP hour glass cursor?
For an illustration, I need the Windows XP hour-glass cursor - with standard drop shadow - as a transparent image (PNG or whatever). Any idea?
I found a page with cursors, but the hour-glass one is ...
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Mouse curser gets “weird” when I move it between different monitors
I'm using a Windows 7 64-bit machine with two monitors side by side.
Sometimes when I have a fullsreen application running on my main monitor and I am moving the mouse curser between the two ...
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Mouse Icon Distorted on Secondary Display
I have a strange issue with a dual monitor, extended desktop setup where the mouse is always fine on the primary monitor, but sometimes when I move to the secondary display the icon becomes garbled ...
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Control mouse with keyboard in Ubuntu
I'm looking for a program that I can use to control the mouse from the keyboard.
I think a video can explain it much better than I could, so please check out Mouser from lifehacker.com:
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“Busy” icon not spinning in Windows 7
I just got a new Sony VAIO with Windows 7 pre-installed and noticed that the busy icon (that is, the little blue wheel that stays next to the mouse pointer when Windows is processing something) ...
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Touchpad madness
Is anyone else having 'mouse' trouble on controlling a laptop touchpad? The cursor becomes uncontrollable. I used to own a floppy disc with these tricks for fun; but this has come to my machine ...
