HELP: Text Caret Cursor

[blondie82]

Hey there!
Not sure I am in the right place, but I'm trying to disable blinking text cursor. I have a seizure disorder. And it's killing me.

I'm not a whiz at stuff, but I'll do about anything ot make it stop. I contacted Firefox, they said it was a OS issue. SO, across all platforms I'd like it disabled. I guess windows let's you adjust, but MAC there is no option I can find. Can it just not blink? Like now, typing, it kills me.

Thank you, so much!!!

 

[iMacBooked]

Hey there!
Not sure I am in the right place, but I'm trying to disable blinking text cursor. I have a seizure disorder. And it's killing me.

I'm not a whiz at stuff, but I'll do about anything ot make it stop. I contacted Firefox, they said it was a OS issue. SO, across all platforms I'd like it disabled. I guess windows let's you adjust, but MAC there is no option I can find. Can it just not blink? Like now, typing, it kills me.

Thank you, so much!!!

I managed to do this on OS X by typing following command in Terminal:

defaults write -g CursorBlink -string 0

But I don't know if this trick still works on the latest OS X, as I did this a while ago on an older Mac. Maybe you could try it though, just trying to help.

 

[blondie82]

thank you! I tried that. I am not sure I know how t work the terminal. I just added a command. It said command complete. Not sure I did right, but it was a no go. I appreciate it! I did figure out how to fix it inside FireFox. Will keep hunting for the rest. thank you!

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I managed to do this on OS X by typing following command in Terminal:

defaults write -g CursorBlink -string 0

But I don't know if this trick still works on the latest OS X, as I did this a while ago on an older Mac. Maybe you could try it though, just trying to help.

thank you! I tried that. I am not sure I know how t work the terminal. I just added a command. It said command complete. Not sure I did right, but it was a no go. I appreciate it! I did figure out how to fix it inside FireFox. Will keep hunting for the rest. thank you!

 

[iMacBooked]

thank you! I tried that. I am not sure I know how t work the terminal. I just added a command. It said command complete. Not sure I did right, but it was a no go. I appreciate it! I did figure out how to fix it inside FireFox. Will keep hunting for the rest. thank you!

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thank you! I tried that. I am not sure I know how t work the terminal. I just added a command. It said command complete. Not sure I did right, but it was a no go. I appreciate it! I did figure out how to fix it inside FireFox. Will keep hunting for the rest. thank you!

Hmm interesting, so they changed it in Mavericks. Maybe try this command then:

defaults write -g NSTextInsertionPointBlinkPeriodOn -float 999999999999

I think it might work. But maybe not for all apps.

 

[blondie82]

Hmm interesting, so they changed it in Mavericks. Maybe try this command then:

defaults write -g NSTextInsertionPointBlinkPeriodOn -float 999999999999

I think it might work. But maybe not for all apps.

I'm wondering if maybe I am not doing the command correctly>?
Pull up terminal--> new command --> paste command ---> hit run

It will then pop a new window that says process completed.

mmmm. Is that wrong >?

thank you!!

 

[iMacBooked]

I'm wondering if maybe I am not doing the command correctly>?
Pull up terminal--> new command --> paste command ---> hit run

It will then pop a new window that says process completed.

mmmm. Is that wrong >?

thank you!!

No no you're doing it perfectly fine.
I'm sorry, if that command also didn't do the trick, then I don't know what else would.. Strange, I really thought my second one would work.
I hope someone else here can help you out!

 

[blondie82]

No no you're doing it perfectly fine.
I'm sorry, if that command also didn't do the trick, then I don't know what else would.. Strange, I really thought my second one would work.
I hope someone else here can help you out!

I take everything I said back! I just checked around and it works in about everything but spotlight.... YAYAYAY!

thanks for being awesome!!!

 

[iMacBooked]

I take everything I said back! I just checked around and it works in about everything but spotlight.... YAYAYAY!

thanks for being awesome!!!

You're welcome, glad to hear it worked!