VDG: Add high contrast cursor theme
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<anderas_k> wip I think

jriddell created this task.Mar 30 2016, 2:43 PM
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jriddell moved this task from Work in Progress to To Do on the Plasma board.Jul 7 2016, 1:29 PM

Isn't the default Breeze cursor high enough in contrast?

For visually impaired users, I think what's more important is size, actually.

abetts added a subscriber: abetts.Jun 11 2018, 4:52 AM

I do feel though that the breeze pointer could use sharper edges. Maybe even to the 1 pixel. The current form being somewhat round doesn't really help looking precise.

Not sure, maybe this is the initial idea here but:
I wonder if it would be a good idea to have this high contrast cursor theme with the complement colors of the background?
this its how its done in other operating systems and would be the best way to have it always high in contrast for guys with people problems as well.

chempfling edited projects, added Plasma; removed Plasma Accessibility.

I still would like to know what a high contrast cursor theme looks like, and how our current theme fails to be it. :)

ndavis added a subscriber: ndavis.Sep 27 2019, 8:47 PM

I still would like to know what a high contrast cursor theme looks like, and how our current theme fails to be it. :)

I agree

Not sure, maybe this is the initial idea here but:
I wonder if it would be a good idea to have this high contrast cursor theme with the complement colors of the background?
this its how its done in other operating systems and would be the best way to have it always high in contrast for guys with people problems as well.

Unfortunately, X cursors are terrible to work with and can't use the system colorscheme because they are raster graphics. Hopefully wayland will allow us to have a better alternative.

ngraham closed this task as Wontfix.May 14 2021, 4:16 PM
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Does not seem to be needed, as there is no consensus on what the problem is or how we would solve it. Also, I have yet to see any bug reports on this subject.

ngraham moved this task from To Do to Abandoned on the Plasma board.May 14 2021, 4:17 PM