[GH-ISSUE #760] Feature request: Always show cursor #596

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opened 2026-05-05 06:44:43 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 4 comments

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Originally created by @hiuwo on GitHub (Jun 20, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/760

I would like to request a feature to not hide cursors, either a toggle for all barrier processes, or even better individual toggles for each client/server.

It seems that hiding is great as a presentation and a visual indicator, but say if I have a dedicated trackpad also for the client which is a laptop, it would not be allowed to work properly, (unless the user think of a way to trick the system, for instance on a mac client you would need to guess and move the cursor to the top of the screen and click the menu bar once to reveal it)

(I am also guessing the hiding cursor may be a case of creating a phantom screen space for the cursor to lie in or something which can cause other bugs with windows or cursor management apps)

Originally created by @hiuwo on GitHub (Jun 20, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/760 I would like to request a feature to **not hide cursors**, either a toggle for all barrier processes, or even better individual toggles for each client/server. It seems that hiding is great as a presentation and a visual indicator, but say if I have a dedicated trackpad also for the client which is a laptop, it would not be allowed to work properly, (unless the user think of a way to trick the system, for instance on a mac client you would need to guess and move the cursor to the top of the screen and click the menu bar once to reveal it) (I am also guessing the hiding cursor may be a case of creating a phantom screen space for the cursor to lie in or something which can cause other bugs with windows or cursor management apps)

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2026-05-05 06:44:47 -06:00

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2020):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2020): This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:44:51 -06:00

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@p12tic commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021):

Let's not close valid feature requests without a valid reason.

@p12tic commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021): Let's not close valid feature requests without a valid reason.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:44:52 -06:00

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@Alexey-Tsarev commented on GitHub (Nov 5, 2021):

Any updates on this? Hidden cursor on Mac client is annoying!

@Alexey-Tsarev commented on GitHub (Nov 5, 2021): Any updates on this? Hidden cursor on Mac client is annoying!

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2026-05-05 06:44:53 -06:00

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@shymega commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2021):

Apologies to all for the disruption. To clarify, this is the right place to discuss this feature request.

@shymega commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2021): Apologies to all for the disruption. To clarify, this _is_ the right place to discuss this feature request.

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