[Okular-devel] [okular] [Bug 358069] New: Browse mode pointer should be an arrow not an hand to improve precision

[Simone Gaiarin via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358069

Bug ID: 358069
Summary: Browse mode pointer should be an arrow not an hand to
improve precision
Product: okular
Version: 0.24.0
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: okular-***@kde.org
Reporter: ***@gmail.com

In browse mode the pointer has a shape of a hand and not of an arrow. This may
makes sense since it simulates the action of grabbing the sheet but I think
that even with a shape of an arrow there wouldn't be any usability problems.

The reason I suggest to have it as an arrow is the following:

Some popup notes (probably produced in Adobe) are rendered in okular as very
small triangles, so that to open the popup note a super high mouse pointing
precision is required. The "browse mode" pointer has a shape of a hand (and not
an arrow) so that it's even more difficult to hit the correct point to open the
popup note since it's not clear which is the "active" point of the cursor.



Reproducible: Always

[Simone Gaiarin via KDE Bugzilla]

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Simone Gaiarin <***@gmail.com> changed:

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[Thomas Pfeiffer via KDE Bugzilla]

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Thomas Pfeiffer <***@autistici.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Thomas Pfeiffer <***@autistici.org> ---
I do see your problem, but to be honest: The real problem here is the handles
for the popup notes being too small, not the cursor being too big.
We don't want users to have to aim precisely at something only a few pixels in
size, no matter with which cursor

[Heiko Tietze via KDE Bugzilla]

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Heiko Tietze <***@gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Heiko Tietze <***@gmail.com> ---
The cursor shape is not relevant for the actual precision. However it gives a
feeling of an exact position, in particular the crosshairs for the selection.
But the shape is much more relevant to illustrate the underlying function. The
hand shaped cursor shows the grab functionality (BTW: how the cursor looks
depends on the cursor theme) and changes to grabbing with left mouse button
pressed. The arrow is the default pointer and well suited to the zoom mode. If
we would change the browse mode cursor it rather adds confusion since the arrow
is used unspecifically.

[Sebastian]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358069

Sebastian <***@tum.de> changed:

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