adjusting cursor size in applictions

[Eric]

need to know how to adjust cursor size in w/2000
applications. found the blink rate under keyboard in
control panel but need to adjust the cursor size.

 

[Matt Hickman]

need to know how to adjust cursor size in w/2000
applications. found the blink rate under keyboard in
control panel but need to adjust the cursor size.

You can adjust the cursor size in a command window using
rc title bar-> properties-> options -> cursor size (select
small, medium or large. Not valid for GUI apps.

You can set it programatically. e.g. Visual Basic:
Public Shared ReadOnly Property CursorSize As Size

You can set it in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\CursorSize

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[Guest]

Matt:

Hi. the current user did not work. do i have to restart
after changing the settings?

 

[Matt Hickman]

Hi. the current user did not work. do i have to restart
after changing the settings?

No. However, if you saved a configuration before, there
will be a subkey in the registry with the title of the window.
The settings there will be used when starting a new console session
with the same title. You may need to change the CusrsorSize value
there.