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There doesn't appear to be a limit to the maximum size the KDE cursor can get when you shake it. (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 7 hours ago by moonpiedumplings@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I find this hilarious. Is this an easter egg? When shaking my mouse cursor, I can get it to take up the whole screens height.

This is KDE Plasma 6.

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[–] ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 hours ago

It has replaced idly making selection squares on the desktop.

[–] jdadam@lemm.ee 4 points 3 hours ago

My kids love making the cursor fill the screen.

[–] DarkSirrush@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

Managed to get it to fill a whole 1200x1920 (not a typo, screen is sideways) screen without shrinking once. It is always fun to do.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 23 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

"Time for my favourite game, is there a limit?

--several hours later --

if there is I couldn't find it but check out my frame rate now"

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Ahh another sophisticated LetsGameItOut enjoyer. Right on. :D

"Got it, got it, goooot it..." (DrKonqi coredump) "Perfect!" (Fanfare)

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 20 points 6 hours ago

I hope it’s never changed, absolutely fabulous

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 18 points 6 hours ago

I love this feature so much.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 6 points 6 hours ago

Ha I also noticed this in the last week and assumed it was a feature, not a bug

[–] je_skirata@lemmy.today 4 points 6 hours ago

I do this for fun while waiting for things to load

[–] asudox@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

No, I don't think it is an easter egg. Probably just a missing check in code that needed to be done.

[–] TimeWalker@lemmy.foxden.party 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It's by design as mentioned in this bug report.

There is a hidden config to cap the over magnification on shake

[Effect-shakecursor]
OverMagnification=0

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago

Where do you set this option?

[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 5 points 6 hours ago

This feature used to be in KDE 5 as well though, but with a size cap. I suspect the removal of the size cap is intentional rather than a bug.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That's my wife's default cursor size

[–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 1 points 28 minutes ago

so your wife likes bbc (big black cursor)