mattcurtis Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 On my GFX card (a GMA900), I'd been experiencing waaay to much mouse tearing/artifacts and I got sick of it. So I did some digging and came up with this: I had been reading around about mouse tearing and discovered that is was the effect of the mouse cursor shadow. So I thought "Hmmm...what if I could hide the cursor and put a fake in its place?". Which led me to this: Using MouseLocator (with MouseLocator.png for a fake cursor) and Cursorcerer (to hide the real cursor) in conjunction, I discovered that mouse mouse tearing disappears 100%. It's a little hard for me to explain, to ask questions and I can help. Also, I wanted to know what could be done with this to eliminate mouse tearing/artifacts. I have a GMA900 but this will probably work for others (on any card) who experience mouse tearing/artifacts. Thanks! Screenshots of the settings to use under the Cursorcercer and Mouse Locator Panel: Cursorcercer: (UPDATE: The slider needs to be set to '1 sec', not 'Never'. Also, upon every reboot, you have to go to this panel and check and uncheck the option below.) cursorpanel.tiff Mouse Locator: mouselocatorpanel.tiff EDIT: Below I've attached the installer for both programs in a zip along with MouseLocator.png. MouseTearingPackage.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/138363-my-very-awesome-discovery-about-mouse-tearingartifacts/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcurtis Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 This isn't useful to anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/138363-my-very-awesome-discovery-about-mouse-tearingartifacts/#findComment-984031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 This trick has been known for about a 3 or 4 years. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/138363-my-very-awesome-discovery-about-mouse-tearingartifacts/#findComment-984073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcurtis Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Tee heee...whoops. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/138363-my-very-awesome-discovery-about-mouse-tearingartifacts/#findComment-984313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Tee heee...whoops. But hey, you at least discovered it by yourself. That's a big plus in my book! You win a golder star for your merit: Cheers, - hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/138363-my-very-awesome-discovery-about-mouse-tearingartifacts/#findComment-984327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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