Accessibillity documentation - Shake Pointer

[Troy T]

Hi Yuri,



Thank you for the quick response and on a Sunday!



Your email has helped me understand the feature: you literally shake the cursor to get it to work! A fun and useful feature! I have the issue of 'losing' the cursor all the time. Coming from a windows environment where they have a similar feature that allows you to find the cursor by hitting the control button rapidly (it makes a circle appear around the cursor) I think I just had the wrong assumptions about how the feature would work. I like Plasmas method more.


Thanks again for the (fast) response,



Troy









From: Yuri Chornoivan <yurchor at ukr.net>
To: "kde-doc-english"<kde-doc-english at kde.org>
Cc: "Troy T"<troy_t at zoho.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 11:42:24 +0100
Subject: Re: Accessibillity documentation - Shake Pointer



неділя, 10 травня 2026 р. 12:29:28 EEST Troy T написано: 
> Hi KDE Docs Team, 
> 
> 
> 
> I 
> new to using KDE and Linux. It's been nice. But I have a specific 
> problem: In the accessibility section of the system settings, at the 
> bottom is Shake Pointer. The settings page has buttons to toggle the 
> feature on or off but doesn't mention how to actually use the 
> feature. I took a look at the help doc and it didn't mention how to 
> use the feature either. 
> 
> 
> 
> It 
> it possible to make it clearer how to use the feature or what it even 
> does? 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks 
> for your time, 
> 
> 
> 
> Troy 
 
Hi, 
 
n the Plasma desktop environment, the Shake Pointer (often colloquially called 
"Shake to Find") is an accessibility and productivity feature designed to 
solve the "lost cursor" problem. 
 If you are using a multi-monitor setup, an ultra-high-resolution display, or 
simply have a dark wallpaper, it is remarkably easy to lose track of where the 
mouse cursor is. The purpose of this feature is to provide an immediate visual 
clue to help you locate it. 
 When the feature is enabled, the system monitors the velocity and direction 
of mouse movements. If it detects a rapid back-and-forth "shaking" motion: 
 Temporary enlargement: The cursor increases in size to the large scale. 
 Visual focus: This sudden change in scale catches the human eye’s peripheral 
vision, instantly revealing the cursor's coordinates. 
 Automatic reset: As soon as you stop shaking the mouse, the cursor shrinks 
back to its normal size. 
There are several options on this panel. 
Shake pointer to find it 
 If this option is enabled, Plasma enables the shake ponter effect. 
Magnification 
 Here you can specify pointer magnification level for Normal and Large pointer 
size. 
 
This will be added in the new version of docs. 
 
Best regards, 
Yuri
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