apache / apache/netbeans

Hide Cursor While Typing

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Description

### Description

It would be lovely if the mouse cursor could disappear when typing. This is an issue for people who require large cursor sizes.

### Use case/motivation

When I start to type, the mouse/cursor image should vanish preventing me from typing until I am under my mouse and unable to see what I type. This is an issue for people who require large cursor sizes.

### Related issues

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating NetBeans' mouse-cursor and text-input handling, then determine the platform-specific behavior needed to hide the cursor while typing. Done means the cursor is not visible during typing for users with large cursor settings and returns appropriately afterward.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
accessibility, desktop-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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