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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 49 points 1 year ago (5 children)

In Windows you can add a pulse effect to the mouse that's triggered by pressing Control. It's under the visibility settings.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-add-a-highlighter-to-your-mouse-pointer-in-windows-10/

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 48 points 1 year ago

In my culture we invoke the ancient rune drawing of a bunch of really fast circles with the mouse.

[–] chase_what_matters@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

For Apple people, there’s a setting in Mac OS to make the cursor giant if you shake it.

[–] odium@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

For Linux people, it depends on your distro/DE/WM

[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Yep. It’s enabled by default, actually

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 year ago

Actually I'm pretty sure that's enabled by default now

[–] pm_me_your_happiness@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] chase_what_matters@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Too dangerous.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I have accidentally deleted my operating system.

[–] Synctrex@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

KDE can do that as well

[–] qisope@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And make it bright yellow while you're messing with the settings.