Discussion:
making onenote mimick paper - no flashing cursor
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roger
2008-08-07 21:52:01 UTC
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I really want to make onenote look like paper - bright yellow backgound,
ruler lines & margin (yes this is there) and a blank screen with no mouse &
no edit flashing cursor.

I can make a 1 pixel mouse image to get rid of the mouse but not the edit
blinking cursor [setting of bling rate in control panel KEYBOARD] - the mouse
stuff is under MOUSE

Any ideas
unknown
2008-08-08 19:01:00 UTC
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Hello Roger,

You can hide the pointer while typing by following the directions at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/hidepointer.mspx

You may be able to edit a cursor file and reduce the cursor to nothing - one
article telling about how to do this is at
http://help.lockergnome.com/office/Hide-mouse-pointer-Kiosk-mode-ftopict462706.html.
I did not try this myself, and recommend backing everything up first before
editing these files.

Good luck!
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OneNote Test Team
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Post by roger
I really want to make onenote look like paper - bright yellow backgound,
ruler lines & margin (yes this is there) and a blank screen with no mouse &
no edit flashing cursor.
I can make a 1 pixel mouse image to get rid of the mouse but not the edit
blinking cursor [setting of bling rate in control panel KEYBOARD] - the mouse
stuff is under MOUSE
Any ideas
roger
2008-08-09 17:53:00 UTC
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John,

Thanks for the reply - the tips deal with the 'mouse' cursor but I'm trying
to eliminate the 'keyboard' cursor. The vertical line positioned at where the
text starts which flashes [at a speed controlled under keyboard under control
panel].

This is the one I want to suppress so that the screen looks just like paper
[NOTHING flashing]

Any ideas?

Roger
Post by unknown
Hello Roger,
You can hide the pointer while typing by following the directions at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/hidepointer.mspx
You may be able to edit a cursor file and reduce the cursor to nothing - one
article telling about how to do this is at
http://help.lockergnome.com/office/Hide-mouse-pointer-Kiosk-mode-ftopict462706.html.
I did not try this myself, and recommend backing everything up first before
editing these files.
Good luck!
--
Thanks for using OneNote,
John Guin
OneNote Test Team
http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin
Post by roger
I really want to make onenote look like paper - bright yellow backgound,
ruler lines & margin (yes this is there) and a blank screen with no mouse &
no edit flashing cursor.
I can make a 1 pixel mouse image to get rid of the mouse but not the edit
blinking cursor [setting of bling rate in control panel KEYBOARD] - the mouse
stuff is under MOUSE
Any ideas
Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)
2008-08-10 05:16:55 UTC
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Honestly I don't think you can. What OS are you using? (Vista? XP?)

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Post by roger
John,
Thanks for the reply - the tips deal with the 'mouse' cursor but I'm trying
to eliminate the 'keyboard' cursor. The vertical line positioned at where the
text starts which flashes [at a speed controlled under keyboard under control
panel].
This is the one I want to suppress so that the screen looks just like paper
[NOTHING flashing]
Any ideas?
Roger
Post by unknown
Hello Roger,
You can hide the pointer while typing by following the directions at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/hidepointer.mspx
You may be able to edit a cursor file and reduce the cursor to nothing - one
article telling about how to do this is at
http://help.lockergnome.com/office/Hide-mouse-pointer-Kiosk-mode-ftopict462706.html.
I did not try this myself, and recommend backing everything up first before
editing these files.
Good luck!
--
Thanks for using OneNote,
John Guin
OneNote Test Team
http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin
Post by roger
I really want to make onenote look like paper - bright yellow backgound,
ruler lines & margin (yes this is there) and a blank screen with no mouse &
no edit flashing cursor.
I can make a 1 pixel mouse image to get rid of the mouse but not the edit
blinking cursor [setting of bling rate in control panel KEYBOARD] - the mouse
stuff is under MOUSE
Any ideas
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