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71 lines
2.1 KiB
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Simple XLib program to highlight the cursor position. This is similar to the
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feature found in Windows XP (and possibly later?)
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Installation
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Compile it by typing `make`, install it with `make install`. There
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[packages][pkg] for some platforms as well.
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You'll need to install some X11 header files on some systems; e.g. on
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Ubuntu/Debian: `libx11-dev`, `libxcomposite-dev`, `libxdamage-dev`, and
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`libxrender-dev`. For Fedora 36 you might need to install following:
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`libXext-devel`, `libXdamage-devel`, `libXrender-devel`, `libXext-devel`.
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There is also a Docker container at [klo2k/find-cursor][d] if you want it. Note
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this is NOT maintained (or supported) by me. See #19.
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[d]: https://hub.docker.com/r/klo2k/find-cursor
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[pkg]: https://repology.org/project/find-cursor/versions
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Usage
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-----
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See `find-cursor -h` to see some options for controlling the appearance.
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Launching
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---------
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You will want to map a key in your window manager to run `find-cursor`. You can
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also use [`xbindkeys`](xbindkeys), which should work with `$any` window manager.
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I run it with [`xcape`][xcape]:
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xcape -e 'Control_L=Escape;Shift_L=KP_Add'
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When `Left Shift` is tapped a `Keypad Add` is sent; I configured my window
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manager to launch `find-cursor` with that.
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I don't have a numpad on my keyboard; you can also use `F13` or some other
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unused key.
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You can use a little wrapper script if you want a "toggle" switch for when
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repeating forever:
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#!/bin/sh
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if pgrep find-cursor; then
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pkill find-cursor
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else
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find-cursor -r0 &
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fi
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Compton
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-------
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You may want to disable shadows if you use compton or some other composite
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manager; for example for compton start it with:
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compton --shadow-exclude "class_g = 'find-cursor'"
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Or, perhaps even better, disable it for all shaped windows:
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compton --shadow-exclude 'bounding_shaped'
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You can also put that in the compton config file. Other managers might have
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different options/flags.
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[xcape]: https://github.com/alols/xcape
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[xbindkeys]: http://www.nongnu.org/xbindkeys/xbindkeys.html
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