[Solved] Stop cursor from blinking?

[Agilar]

Is there a way to stop cursor from blinking in Writer on linux (Kubuntu Oneiric)? It would even better to make it also a block.

[RoryOF]

While not an immediate answer to your question, this thread covers some cursor modifications and may be of help.
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=48405

[Agilar]

Well no - in there only Microsoft Windows is covered.

[RoryOF]

There are utilities to change the cursor for Ubuntu (and probably its derivatives) - Google is your friend. Whether these will affect the OOo cursor I cannot say.

[Bill]

Try an internet search for kde cursor blink.

[Agilar]

Following the nice idea of Bill - I've switeched off kde-blinking (thru the qt4-config package) - kde stoped to blink, but LIbreOffice still do.

[triplemaya]

For a gnome system:

$ gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/cursor_blink --type boolean False
$ gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/cursor_blink --type boolean False
$ gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/cursor_blink_mode --type string off

Changes take effect immediately, there is no need to restart running applications


from

http://ptspts.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/ho ... gnome.html

I only needed the first one

hth

[Agilar]

Tried it again: qtconfig -> Interface -> Flash time -> scroll down till you hit No blinking. I did it both for myself and under root. This time it worked. Probably got fixed meanwhile.