So is there some way to force the cursor in Inkscape to be something with an non-white outline or just red or black or something visible? Or not cause it to change at all but force it to be always the same type of cursor (not really what I want, though what I want is the cursor it changes to to just be visible). Note that when I hover the mouse over other GUI elements in the window (not the drawing canvas), I get the normal Windows cursor which is an arrow with white on the inside and black on the edges, such that no matter over what part of the screen I move the mouse cursor to, it is always visible. Select a mouse color from Settings > Devices > Mouse > Adjust mouse & cursor size > Change pointer color. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Ease of Access > Cursor & pointer, and choose the options that work best for you. I can sort of detect where it is by first drawing some object, such as a big rectangle, with a non-white background, but that is very cumbersome. Make your mouse more visible by changing the color and size of the mouse pointer. Since the default background is (and should be) white, the cursor completely disappears.

There are four options here: white with a black border (the default), black. Choose a new color in the Change Pointer Color section. You can choose a size from 1 to 15 (which is very large). By default, the mouse pointer is set to 1the smallest size.

Problem: When I try to draw any object on the screen, the Windows mouse cursor changes to a tiny white arrow cursor. To change the pointer’s size, drag the slider under Change the Pointer Size. I have no way to determine if the rdesktop is a part/cause of this problem, but I don't have a Windows installed on a real computer anymore (and cannot anyhow), so altering how rdesktop works is not a solution. Reinstalled Inkscape again today to check it, and it is still a problem.ĭisplaying the Windows desktop to my Linux desktop using a tool called rdesktop. This is a pre-existing problem all the way back to 0.91.

Windows 10 cursor fill color change