Pen cursor in Xournal

Question

I use Xournal to give lectures and do various other tasks. So far it's taken a little adjustment to write using my wacom tablet but it works fantastically.

My only complaint is the cursor. Xournal appears to override the system defined cursor with a dot cursor. The dot cursor is too small for me to reliably see. Is there a way to adjust the size of the cursor or even give it a different icon?

I've checked the user manual

http://xournal.sourceforge.net/manual.html

My system:
ubuntu studio 12.04
xfce desktop
xournal: 0.4.6~pre20110721-1build1

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 14 '22 at 01:55

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If anyone else is still having trouble with this, you can change the cursor type in settings now.

For Xournal++:

Edit > Preferences > View > Cursor

For the original Xournal:

Options > Pencil Cursor

edited Feb 14 '22 at 01:55

NotTheDr01ds

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answered Apr 18 '20 at 05:52

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Truth! 7 years ago when I asked this question said feature didn't exist – N8tron Apr 18 '20 at 21:18
CAVEAT EMPTOR. This answer is not about Xournal (not updated since 2016) but about its non official descendant, Xournal++. – gboffi Feb 03 '22 at 17:03
@gboffi okay for vanilla options > pencil cursor. So caveat emptor indeed – N8tron Feb 11 '22 at 12:22

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered May 31 '12 at 17:35

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I found the following work around from 2010:

change the following lines in ~/.xournal/config

highlighter_opacity=.99
startup_tool=highlighter
highlighter_color=black
highlighter_thicknesses=0.85;1.41;2.26

This changes the default tool to highlighter, makes the color black, opaque and gives it the same thicknesses as the pen tool.

Here's where this was suggested:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xournal/forums/forum/554376/topic/3867709?message=8665099

Maybe I should submit a feature request.

answered May 31 '12 at 17:35

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This change is *so* much better. Microscopic cursor has been driving me crazy. I know 4 years have elapsed but you should definitely submit a feature request! – Leo Simon Sep 12 '16 at 13:23
One thing to keep in mind is that this method doesn't seem to support "pressure sensitivity", so it's not really an option if you use and rely on a pen with such a capability. – tomasz86 Feb 26 '22 at 15:47

Pen cursor in Xournal

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