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    From Jim Jackson@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 15, 2026 22:06:52
    I got these slightly iritating cross hairs lines on the keyboard. They
    cross at the position of the last key pressed, so move as you type. I've obviously done something by accident that turned this on, but my
    search foo has let me down finding a way to turn it off again.

    Anyone seen this, or know how to get rid of them?

    I'm using the Hacker's Keyboard and Android version is 15

    Jim

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.11
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From VanguardLH@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 15, 2026 19:12:37
    Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote:

    I got these slightly iritating cross hairs lines on the keyboard. They
    cross at the position of the last key pressed, so move as you type. I've obviously done something by accident that turned this on, but my
    search foo has let me down finding a way to turn it off again.

    Anyone seen this, or know how to get rid of them?

    I'm using the Hacker's Keyboard and Android version is 15

    Never use gesture typing (you move your finger across the virtual
    keyboard from character to character), but sounds like the crosshair is
    a remnant showing where you last pointed.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swype

    Never used the Hacker Keyboard, so you'll have to delve into its
    settings to see how to disable swyping to input text.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.11
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jim Jackson@3:633/10 to All on Monday, February 16, 2026 20:13:45
    On 2026-02-15, Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote:
    I got these slightly iritating cross hairs lines on the keyboard. They
    cross at the position of the last key pressed, so move as you type. I've obviously done something by accident that turned this on, but my
    search foo has let me down finding a way to turn it off again.

    Anyone seen this, or know how to get rid of them?

    I'm using the Hacker's Keyboard and Android version is 15


    Ok sorted. For some reason a debug key feedback setting had been
    switched on! Wierd 'cos I'd not been into settings since I'd installed
    the app.

    cheers
    Jim

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.11
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)