Is there a way to make INSERTION POINT disappear?

Hiya,

This is a nit-picky thing I've ignored since switching to Windows and Windows 10 some years ago. Mac OS had this feature which is so obvious to include I didn't even think it was a feature until I moved to Windows. It's a simple thing but complex to explain. I tried creating a picture but that failed.



See that TEXT INSERTION POINT thingee? If you're in a web browser searching in a search field, you have to place that item there first. Maybe to clear the previous search. But when you start typing -- it's still there. Which is okay. Until you start typing underneath it. Then it momentarily blocks your view of what you're typing.

In Mac OS that thing disappears while typing beneath it. Windows, no. Does anyone know a fix? 3rd party HooHah? It probably annoys me twice a day and that adds up.

TIA

i have never seen that before in windows. has that always been their since windows installation?

Go here in any browser --

Google

-- and hover your pointer over the search field.

oh yeah i really never noticed that i see what you mean mouse pointer changes to text select. just so used to it never really noticed. just have to move mouse pointer off search field so not in the way.

The Pool Man said:

...If you're in a web browser searching in a search field, you have to place that item there first. Maybe to clear the previous search. But when you start typing -- it's still there. Which is okay. Until you start typing underneath it. Then it momentarily blocks your view of what you're typing.

Once you have clicked in the search field you are free to move the mouse well away from it and the 'insertion point' cursor will revert to a pointer. The mouse doesn't have to keep hovering there while you type. The search box still has the focus and all your typing will still appear in the search box.

Bree said:

Once you have clicked in the search field you are free to move the mouse well away from it and the 'insertion point' cursor will revert to a pointer. The mouse doesn't have to keep hovering there while you type. The search box still has the focus and all your typing will still appear in the search box.

yeah i should of said that have to click before moving pointer.

oscer1 said:

oh yeah i really never noticed that i see what you mean mouse pointer changes to text select. just so used to it never really noticed. just have to move mouse pointer off search field so not in the way.

Like I said, nitpicky. It's just Apple solved this over a decade ago. (It blinks away while typing underneath.) This saves 1000s of such mouse moves.

Berton said:

I find "hide cursor while typing" can usually help, but it does depend upon the program recognizing it.

I was excited when I saw this. Not so excited when it didn't work. Maybe Panos will fix this.

Thanks everyone for your help.

Solution accidentally FOUND.

I'm setting up a new PC and I always install AUTO HIDE DESKTOP ICONS. This is an app that automatically makes your desktop icons go away after a user set period of seconds. I'm good around 12 seconds.

Well that same developer created an AUTH HIDE CURSOR. It's basically the same concept, except with the cursor. I set this to two seconds and now the insertion point is no longer in my way.

AutoHideMouseCursor 4.04 Automatically hide the mouse cursor