FF users... and the cursor in textboxes

[rh71]

Ever find that the teal background of the textarea boxes (like the one I'm typing in) makes it difficult to see the cursor ? In IE, the background is white... in FF, it's a light teal. I can't see where my cursor is if I'm trying to point to a specific place in my text while editing...

 

[Francodman]

open your eyes

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Francodman
open your eyes

this is an asian joke, isn't it !

 

[dighn]

the cursor is a very visible thick black line for me

 

[Baked]

Teal? WTF? :camera:

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: dighn
the cursor is a very visible thick black line for me

I don't mean the blinking prompt while typing... I mean the cursor when you move your mouse...

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Baked
Teal? WTF? :camera:

ffteal.png

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: dighn
the cursor is a very visible thick black line for me

I don't mean the blinking prompt while typing... I mean the cursor when you move your mouse...

oh the "I"-shaped cursor? i have no problem seeing it either

 

[rh71]

pic (maybe cause of my color profile)... but it's a problem.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: dighn
the cursor is a very visible thick black line for me

I don't mean the blinking prompt while typing... I mean the cursor when you move your mouse...

oh the "I"-shaped cursor? i have no problem seeing it either

what color is the "I" cursor ? Light gray ? It comes out nicely against a white background, but the teal makes it practically disappear unless you move it amongst text.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: rh71
what color is the "I" cursor ? Light gray ? It comes out nicely against a white background, but the teal makes it practically disappear.

solid black

do you have some weird theme that modifies the cursor?

maybe you can try changing it at control panel->mouse->pointer

 

[Baked]

Ok, I see what you mean now. Yes, you're blind. The Quick Reply box is white until you click on it, then it turns light aqua. The double ended T cursor turns into a bold black bar. Perfectly clear on my FF.

 

[rh71]

I'm using Windows Default (system scheme). It's a light gray "I" for me.

Oh well... I just changed it to the "Mouse" scheme... pretty cool... don't think they had this before XP. Check it.

 

[dighn]

what's the "'Mouse' scheme"?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: dighn
what's the "'Mouse' scheme"?

in the mouse control panel there's a drop-down for schemes. I simply chose "Mouse". There's a little rat standing with the "I" for my new "I" cursor. My common mouse pointer is now shaped like a diagonal "8" that looks like a rat.

Don't tell me this is special to Intellimouse Explorer...

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: dighn
what's the "'Mouse' scheme"?

Control Panel > Mouse > Pointers > Scheme

 

[dighn]

I see tons of choices but no "Mouse" scheme