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    Updated to 2.15 but now have a random cursor

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      TDMPro2K
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      Since updating I now have a random cursor showing in the middle. There is no mouse on the system so I don’t know how I can get rid of it. Any ideas?

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        scumbelly
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        @TDMPro2K

        Autohiding the Mouse Pointer

        Install unclutter:

        sudo apt-get install unclutter

        You can create an .xinitrc script to run the tool.
        See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unclutter

        But a simpler option is to add a line to the end of the file:

        $ nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
        …
        @unclutter -display :0 -idle 3 -root -noevents

        This will add a 3 second delay, before the pointer disappears from the screen when not using it.

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          TDMPro2K @scumbelly
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          @scumbelly Thanks I shall give it a try and see what happens

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            sdetweil @scumbelly
            last edited by

            @scumbelly that’s interesting. the css hides the cursor typically.

            Sam

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            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              scumbelly @sdetweil
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              @sdetweil

              FYI

              My ‘dev’ system hasn’t had unclutter installed. It has a mouse and keyboard attached. If my mouse is turned off (wireless) the pointer appears centered on the screen. When I turn the mouse on the pointer disappears.

              Unclutter is installed on ‘playroompi’ and ‘garagepi’ systems with no pointer issues.

              To verify if installed,

              $ apt-cache policy unclutter
              unclutter:
              Installed: 8-21
              Candidate: 8-21
              Version table:
              *** 8-21 500
              500 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian buster/main armhf Packages
              100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

              If not,

              unclutter:
              Installed: (none)
              Candidate: 8-21
              Version table:
              8-21 500
              500 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian buster/main armhf Packages

              Cheers

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                sdetweil @scumbelly
                last edited by sdetweil

                @scumbelly weird. most of my systems do not have a keyboard/mouse and do not have unclutter installed.

                no mouse appears over mm.

                if I plug in a mouse, no mouse appears over mm

                if I change the css, then the mouse appears
                main.css

                html {
                  cursor: none
                

                comment out the cursor :none;

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  scumbelly @sdetweil
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                  @sdetweil

                  Your solution is certainly easier.

                  Thanks for the information.

                  Regards.

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                    TDMPro2K
                    last edited by TDMPro2K

                    HI Guys, Yeah it only showed since doing the update to the latest. I had no issue before.

                    The unclutter worked and its not showing once again.
                    @scumbelly Thanks for your help…

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                      Wenike @TDMPro2K
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                      So, unclutter worked for me to hide the cursor but now I don’t have the normal RaspPi desktop and instead I’m in some Openbox thing. After some panic, I was able to figure out that I needed to right-click to bring up the menus (I use a Chromebook to VNC on and have a bluetooth keyboard/mouse combo that I use rarely if the Chromebook doesn’t work and the Chromebook has long-press to be right-click, which doesn’t translate very well outside of it). I’ve killed that autostart command and uninstalled unclutter (sudo apt-get --purge remove uncluter). How do I get it to stop going into Openbox and go back to using the desktop that I’m used to?

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                        Wenike @Wenike
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                        @wenike Apparently, deleting that autostart file (or in my case, renaming it) caused it to be recreated and get the normal desktop back.

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