[SOLVED] no text cursor in xfce4-notes (not the mouse pointer)

ineuw · 2021-07-29 06:49:08

I am using xfce4-notes version 1.9.0 in Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.2 and cannot navigate the note without the text cursor. It's invisible.

These are the contents of `xfce4-notes.css`. Any suggestions please? Would an earlier version work?

@define-color notes_bg_color #5df185;
@import url("/usr/share/xfce4-notes-plugin/gtk-3.0/gtk-main.css");

Last edited by ineuw (2021-07-31 06:39:12)

Skaperen · 2021-07-29 10:28:04

do characters show up somewhere when you type them in? that can tell us if there is input focus.

ineuw · 2021-07-29 23:31:05

Yes, I can type, select, copy, paste, cut and delete, but have no clue where I am in the notes.

ToZ · 2021-07-30 00:59:47

You can change the cursor color (caret-color property) in xfce4-notes with the following tweak:

#notes-notebook { caret-color: red; }

...change color to suit.

ineuw · 2021-07-30 09:09:14

@define-color notes_bg_color #88b7e3;
@import url("/usr/share/xfce4-notes-plugin/gtk-3.0/gtk-main.css");
#notes-notebook { caret-color: black; }

It didn't work. Can I download and install an earlier version from somewhere?

I must stop the app with the process monitor because the exit/close option was omitted. Then, I

added #notes-notebook { caret-color: black; }

to the above lines in the .css and restarted the note. There was no cursor. Looked into the .css and the line was erased. Repeated it again, with the same results.

ToZ · 2021-07-30 10:55:30

Add that line to ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css.

ineuw · 2021-07-30 18:23:18

@ToZ many thanks. It's working.

Please consider the issue closed.

ToZ · 2021-07-30 20:29:57

ineuw wrote:

Please consider the issue closed.

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[SOLVED] no text cursor in xfce4-notes (not the mouse pointer)

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