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Also, are malware-free cursor applications still a thing? Or does it make me an old man to want to do it in 2023?

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[–] drew_belloc@programming.dev 47 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Change the OS cursor, i don't know about mac but you can do that on windows and linux

[–] Wootz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I misremembering, but did Baldur's Gate, Warcraft 2, or something ship with a cursor package for windows?

I didn't have Internet back then, but I recall finding out that you could change the cursor to a gauntlet from one of those games, much to the chagrin of my parents.

[–] drew_belloc@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

It is possible, some games like to have some extras like wallpapers, custom icons, etc, specially back them. I would love to see more of that, the last time i've seem was with yakuza kiwami with some avatars, wallpapers and animated arts to use on steam.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think I might actually do this

[–] yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On windows it's Settings > Themes, then click the "Mouse pointers" item. That should bring up the Pointers tab of the Mouse Properties window. Then it's just a matter of getting .ani or .cur versions of the pointers you want.

[–] Kerandir@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm using the Wow cursors at work

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah you could save a picture of whatever you want in the right size and format for a custom pointer. Idk what those are off the top of my head though.

[–] solberg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve been using MouseCape on macOS for years and it’s worked flawlessly