https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470105
Bug ID: 470105
Summary: Hide mouse cursor after period of inactivity
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 5.27.5
Platform: Gentoo Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Keywords: accessibility, efficiency, usability, wayland
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: wayland-generic
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: rb0171...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Flags: Wayland+
SUMMARY
With X11, a separate program was required to hide mouse cursor (make invisible)
after a period of inactivity (e.g. 5 seconds). Mouse pointer would reappear
upon movement of the mouse. This application was called unclutter and was
later changed to unclutter-xfixes. This auto hiding behavior is the default
behavior on Windows.
With Wayland, hiding of the mouse pointer is only available if the compositor
specifically is written to allow it.
If Wayland is to become the default on KDE 6, it would be nice to have checkbox
option to hide mouse pointer after period of inactivity in KDE System Settings
> Input > Mouse or similar.
The ever present mouse pointer is troublesome if you are reading documents,
scripting, etc. Also, users coming from windows find it difficult to ignore.
I find it distracting. I have used unclutter to hide mouse for 18 years at
least ( possibly since KDE 3.5). I'd hate to see this auto-hide behavior
completely disappear because of migration to Wayland.
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