K5 Software level mouse pointer

AJ-cubes · 07-21-2026, 03:57 AM

I have noticed that you can connect your mouse using https://github.com/zampierilucas/kin...d-passthrough/. When I moved my mouse around and clicked, the click would happen on different places. I would like a way to add a mouse pointer or cursor so I know where it is. I was thinking of creating one with python, but I got stuck and didn't know what to do. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!

kbarni · Yesterday, 08:22 AM

It's not something you can solve with a python script.

It's probably a parameter in the X11 display server configuration: normally the mouse cursor is hidden for touchscreen devices, but it can be changed.

I don't have time right now (maybe next week), but my intuition tells it might be in /etc/X11/xorg.conf

(That said, proceed with extreme caution when modifying system files, if you f*ck something up, there's no recovery mode for Kindle - so better don't play with it unless you know what you are doing)

BTW, there was a similar operation to make the keyboard work, it was recognized but not registered as an input device.

07-21-2026, 03:57 AM	#1
AJ-cubes Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2026 Device: Kindle 11th Gen Sig Edition	Software level mouse pointer I have noticed that you can connect your mouse using https://github.com/zampierilucas/kin...d-passthrough/. When I moved my mouse around and clicked, the click would happen on different places. I would like a way to add a mouse pointer or cursor so I know where it is. I was thinking of creating one with python, but I got stuck and didn't know what to do. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!

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Yesterday, 08:22 AM	#2
kbarni Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 289266 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: Kindle PW5	It's not something you can solve with a python script. It's probably a parameter in the X11 display server configuration: normally the mouse cursor is hidden for touchscreen devices, but it can be changed. I don't have time right now (maybe next week), but my intuition tells it might be in /etc/X11/xorg.conf (That said, proceed with extreme caution when modifying system files, if you f*ck something up, there's no recovery mode for Kindle - so better don't play with it unless you know what you are doing) BTW, there was a similar operation to make the keyboard work, it was recognized but not registered as an input device.

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