# Accessibility: DrRacket cursor (linux) visiblity

**URL:** <https://racket.discourse.group/t/accessibility-drracket-cursor-linux-visiblity/3764>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 26, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/accessibility-drracket-cursor-linux-visiblity/3764 "2025-05-26T19:06:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Lynn](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Lynn)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/accessibility-drracket-cursor-linux-visiblity/3764/1 "2025-05-26T19:06:55Z")

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I cannot see the cursor in DrRacket. (not the mouse pointer) It is too thin and close to not visible at all. I can't find a way to adjust it. Is there a way?

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**Author:** ![damien\_mattei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/damien_mattei/32/2706_2.png) [@damien\_mattei](https://racket.discourse.group/u/damien_mattei)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/accessibility-drracket-cursor-linux-visiblity/3764/2 "2025-05-28T13:26:43Z")

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Seems strange, cursor is thin but i have not this problem,i suppose it depends of system font and monitor resolution.

Try in preferences (DrRacket -\> settings) to change Font or Colors.

Or use Emacs,Vim or another editor as i do it.

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**Author:** ![soegaard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/soegaard/32/19_2.png) [@soegaard](https://racket.discourse.group/u/soegaard)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/accessibility-drracket-cursor-linux-visiblity/3764/3 "2025-05-28T15:04:01Z")

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@Lynn

There is too little information to go on.

macOS, Windows, Linux?

Resolution?

Screenshot?

If Linux, try an integer backing scale:

> **[1 Windowing](https://docs.racket-lang.org/gui/windowing-overview.html#%28part._display-resolution%29)**
