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What does the "Hide pointer while typing" feature actually do?
I'm curious about this feature, which has been part of Windows for as long as I can remember. Maybe even Windows 95 or 98.
To me, it means exactly what it says. The mouse cursor should become ...
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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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The scroll wheel icon gets stuck on the screen in Window 7
My Windows 7 install has a strange problem where sometimes the scroll wheel icon for the mouse gets stuck on the screen.
It's hard to explain in words, so here's a picture (it's in the blank space on ...
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Change default mouse cursor on OSX Mavericks
Is there any way to change the default mouse cursor on OSX Mavericks?
More precisely, I'd like to make it look like in windows, and even more precisely I want to move the 'point' where the mouse ...
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Cursor moves when mouse is plugged in
I have a strange problem, where my mouse cursor vibrates at my home, but nowhere else. I've changed my mouse and reinstalled it's drivers.
However, when I unplug my mouse, the vibration stops and the ...
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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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Where do I configure the default text selection behavior in Windows?
(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 ...
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Windows 8 doesn't detect my MacBook Pro trackpad
I have to plugin an external USB mouse in order to use the cursor.
Specs:
Boot Camp 3.3
systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 8 Pro
OS ...
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How can I make the mouse cursor render with software instead of hardware?
I use a program called f.lux to change the display color. However, the color does not affect the mouse: leaving it an ugly bright white. A partial fix is to set the registry value of mouse trails to -...
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The mouse pointer in my Ubuntu VM has turned into a little hand with a document, and clicks are ignored. How do I get out of this mode?
The mouse pointer in my Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS VM (running in VMware Fusion) has changed into a little hand holding a document. It doesn't show up in screen-shots.
All mouse clicks (left or right) are ...
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I can click with a mouse but not move a cursor
It happened suddenly. I have not installed anything new on my PC.
I restarted it and then my mouse seems not to work.
The cursor was in the middle of the screen and it was invisible.
I was not able to ...
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Why doesn't my custom mouse cursor load after restart?
I have created a new personal preferences profile in Windows 7 which cycles my background pictures from a custom folder location and changed my mouse cursor. When I save this profile and activate it, ...
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Why, on Windows, does the scroll speed increase when moving the cursor horizontally?
I've found that if I'm selecting text, cells in Excel, etc. by clicking & dragging, and moving the cursor to the bottom of the screen it scrolls automatically and has a constant speed. If I move ...
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How to disable sticky corners in Windows 10? [duplicate]
My question is the same as this one : How to disable sticky corners in Windows 8?
But I didn't find the values to change in the registry.
Any idea how to fix this on Windows 10 ?
edit : I tried this ...
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Are there any unix shells that support mouse reporting? [closed]
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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