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[ScOULaris]

Nothing fancy here. I'm just curious as to which style of cursor most of you tend to prefer for use on your home and/or work PC's.

I use Windows PC's both at work and at home, but I always find myself swapping the default cursor out for a black w/ white outlined alternative. Maybe it's just me rebelling against all the years of using default white cursors in Windows, but I tend to prefer the more striking look of a nice black pointer.

Right now I'm rocking this one at work and this one at home on my Win 8.1 desktop.

 

[BadWolf]

Never changed it from the default white.

 

[Anteater]

I use the default, white in windows and black on mac os

 

[djplaeskool]

Windows inverted.

 

[HUELEN10]

Black is best.

 

[Dishwalla]

Mine's black with a white outline. Never thought about it before honestly.

 

[Hoo-doo]

OS X is king. Black with the white outline.

 

[Markster]

I am a slave to Windows conformity. White.

 

[kirby_fox]

Whatever standard is.

I haven't touched those settings since Windows 98.

 

[genjiZERO]

Why's always got to be black or white? Why isn't there an Asian or Latino mouse curser represented in a non-stereotyped way?

 

[Apt101]

White is easier for me to see. I used a black cursor throughout college when I primarily used Gnome on Linux with some color fill as a background. I had some X-hack that would change the cursor to green when it hovered over a console session. But since I've started using Windows with elaborate backgrounds I need a white cursor.

 

[Princess Viola]

i just use the defautl one

so white with a blackoutline for me on windows 7

 

[cameron]

White.

Hard to see black since most software I use have a dark theme/interface.

 

[RockTurtle]

i have a mulatto pointer, like me

 

[The Real Abed]

Black with white outline. I recall there was a reason for it a long time ago. Microsoft inverted it so they wouldn't be seen as copying it initially.

 

[Übermatik]

OS X is king. Black with the white outline.

U-huh. Can be seen at all times.

 

[bms2993]

Mine's black with a white outline. Never thought about it before honestly.

Same here. Enjoying my new Mac.

 

[Regiruler]

White

 

[The Elite]

Whatever is default. I really haven't noticed or cared.

 

[diggmcbadass]

My Windows one is black, but the one on my Debian install is black. I guess I don't care enough to switch defaults.

 

[The Sarcastic Dude]

Been using white as long as I remember.

 

[djplaeskool]

I'm going to have to start proselytizing people, telling them the good news about inverted color cursors.

 

[ScOULaris]

I'm going to have to start proselytizing people, telling them the good news about inverted color cursors.

I always found those (and animated ones) to be a bit too distracting for my tastes. Like they called a little too much attention to themselves.

 

[Floridian]

Default has no faults.

 

[Saganator]

I've been using inverted since around Win98 days

 

[The Real Abed]

I believe the Mac cursor is black with white because on a black screen it was easier to see the thin white outline than it is to see the thin black outline on a totally white screen. At least I believe that was the excuse back then. Remember this was the age of CRTs so it actually would have been harder to make out the thin 1 pixel black line on some screens. Though this could have just been a bullshit excuse.

I wonder if folklore.org has an article about the cursor...

 

[Akiyama_AE]

I use the default, white in windows and black on mac os

This!

 

[ScOULaris]

I believe the Mac cursor is black with white because on a black screen it was easier to see the thin white outline than it is to see the thin black outline on a totally white screen. At least I believe that was the excuse back then. Remember this was the age of CRTs so it actually would have been harder to make out the thin 1 pixel black line on some screens. Though this could have just been a bullshit excuse.

I wonder if folklore.org has an article about the cursor...

I don't think either has a visibility advantage across all usage scenarios. On dark backgrounds, a white cursor stands out more. On light ones, a black cursor stands out more. The only all-encompassing solution is an inverted cursor that changes color to accommodate the background behind it, but I personally find those to be a bit ugly.

 

[The Real Abed]

I don't think either has a visibility advantage across all usage scenarios. On dark backgrounds, a white cursor stands out more. On light ones, a black cursor stands out more. The only all-encompassing solution is an inverted cursor that changes color to accommodate the background behind it, but I personally find those to be a bit ugly.

Yeah, this uncited random user generated Stackexchange page seems to confirm all my suspicions without any proof whatsoever...
http://ux.stackexchange.com/questio...lack-cursor-with-white-outline-over-white-wit

And I always thought the inverted cursors were just hard to use. Always changing. Some patterns made them invisible.

 

[HardRojo]

Default so white in Windows I suppose.

 

[phanphare]

black with a white outline

 

[BTM]

Black with white outline. It's boss

 

[canoli2006]

 

[ScOULaris]

What am I looking at here?

Edit: Nevermind. Did a Google Image search on it and figured out the reference.

 

[Hulud]

Windows inverted.

this is the one true king

 

[jmood88]

Why's always got to be black or white? Why isn't there an Asian or Latino mouse curser represented in a non-stereotyped way?

I don't see color.

 

[RP912]

White since the day I used Windows 3.1.

I'm a old school fool.

 

[OldAsUrSock]

Same here. Enjoying my new Mac.

U-huh. Can be seen at all times.

You can have this in Windows too.

 

[battousai11]

White.

Hard to see black since most software I use have a dark theme/interface.

same here

 

[thesoapster]

I don't even think I care. I haven't changed the default on Windows or OS X.

 

[Baron Von Beans]

Windows inverted.

This Gaffer knows whats up. I believe I saw one other person rocking the invert too. It's always visible, no matter where you are, unless you hover it over one of those "3D Magic Eye" posters. Then your fudged.

But I like the dynamicness of inverted, always a changin

 

[phanphare]

cream?

 

[Johan Liebert]

White.

I forgot there even was an option lol.

 

[entremet]

I use the default on the OS I'm using that moment.

I really don't have preference.

 

[jwk94]

I never noticed my mouse cursor had a color to it. wow. Umm, mine's black but I guess I don't care?

 

[Disgraced]

Do you people use the black cursor with black GAF?

 

[ScOULaris]

Do you people use the black cursor with black GAF?

Black cursor with White GAF. I'm in it for the contrast.

 

[Android18a]

Black with white outline And I set my cursor size to about 125% rather than 100% since I'm on a large screen and I sometimes lose the mouse on it!!

 

[ImpalingNarwhal]

I honestly never paid any attention until right now. Mine's white right now, so I guess I don't have any problems with that.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Windows inverted.

I've been using inverted since around Win98 days

this is the one true king

This Gaffer knows whats up. I believe I saw one other person rocking the invert too. It's always visible, no matter where you are, unless you hover it over one of those "3D Magic Eye" posters. Then your fudged.

But I like the dynamicness of inverted, always a changin

I'd never even noticed it before but you lot made a believer out of me. Now i'm rocking the inverted but i'd like it if the I bar for text entry had a little subtlety. It also amuses my ADHD without overwhelming it so it's all good!

Praise the Inversion!