On 2025-07-12 00:50:58 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users wrote:
Hi Bill!
Anno domini 2025 Fri, 11 Jul 15:44:34 -0700
William Morder via tde-users scripsit:
On Friday 11 July 2025 04:23:23 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users wrote:
Hi all!
Is there a way to change the text cursor in TDEs text input fields? I have the naging problem, that the cursor is 1px wide and thus barely visible on HDPI displays. In an ideal world I could change that to a blinking block cursor or at least to a wider bar cursor. Did anybody coma across a way to do that in TDE?
Nik
Do you mean in konsole-trinity? or other shells?
Oh, missing a detail: I mean the text cursor e.g. in konquerors URL line, or in kmail. As you say, konsole does have this setting.
Nik
In konsole, for me at least it's easy.
konsole > Settings > Configure Konsole Configure > General click X for "Blinking cursor"
Schema Green on Black
Then click apply and save. Good idea to save session as a profile, to open with that profile. Also to save as default.
And then also in konsole, Settings > Font Make font size bigger, as this will increase the size of the cursor.
Somehow I got it set for block style blinking cursor, which is comfortably visible, but I searched everywhere for block cursor and can't find it.
Not sure if it's what you were asking, but this is what you get.
;-)
Bill
Yes, this is a significant problem for me as well in Kate, Kmail and other GUI applications. I have been intending to look into modifying the cursor package (Control Center => Peripherals => Mouse, Cursor Theme tab) if I can figure out where it is stored.
Leslie