XFCE equivalent of a Windows feature: Ctrl to show Mouse Pointer

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I saw this question, but its answers are solely for GNOME, and the highest voted answer gives the output

No such schema “org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.mouse”

How to highlight the mouse pointer by pressing ctrl or some other button in XFCE?

winmouse ^{Similar feature in Windows. Source}

Note: I don't want to lose all the shortcuts related to ctrl , as pointed out in this comment.

Check this out for Unity. – Archisman Panigrahi Nov 05 '21 at 11:19 — Archisman Panigrahi, Nov 05 '21 at 11:19

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '21 at 14:10

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XFCE4 on Ubuntu Studio has that feature under "Accessibility" settings:

You then just need to add a shortcut to xfce4-find-cursor in the keyboard shortcuts. You can choose any key you like, including left or right Ctrl. However, it will also activate on any other Ctrl+... combinations then of course.

answered Nov 05 '21 at 14:10

Sebastian

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Do you know how to change the style of the "visual feedback"? – Archisman Panigrahi Nov 05 '21 at 14:53
No, I'm not sure that's possible. – Sebastian Nov 05 '21 at 17:26

XFCE equivalent of a Windows feature: Ctrl to show Mouse Pointer

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