User talk:Espyo/Pikmin Wiki welcome

Custom cursor

If you want to use the cursor at Pikmin Wiki on your whole computer, here's how you do it.

1. Get the cursor.
   • Open up that page, and click on the link that says "Onion2.ico‎", just above the warning (don't worry about the warning).
   • On your browser, go to a menu that reads something like "File"/"Save" (or just press Ctrl+S), and save the cursor on your computer somewhere. I highly recommend that you save it on the likes of My Documents, and not on the desktop.
2. Open Control Panel.
   • On Windows XP or 7, open the Start menu, and click on Control Panel on the right side of the menu.
   • On Windows 8, right-click the Start button, and click on Control Panel.
3. Enter the mouse settings.
   • On Windows XP, if you have several icons, choose the Mouse one, but if you only have 10, click on Printers and Other Hardware and then find the mouse settings.
   • On Windows 7 and 8, use the search feature of the Control Panel, which is on the top-right of the window, and search for "mouse". You should find the mouse settings fairly easily.
4. Go on the Pointers tab.
5. On the Customize section, click the Normal Selection cursor.
6. Click on Search...
7. Go to where you saved your cursor file and choose it.
8. Press Apply.

There you go! That's all there is to it. If you want to go back to the regular cursor, follow the same steps, except on #6 you click on Use Defaults instead, and skip #7. There is a problem with the cursor on Pikmin Wiki though, it will be shrunken down by Windows itself. If you don't mind that size, all the better, otherwise, you might have to ask the original creators of the cursor to create a new one, that's smaller by nature, so that it looks better. If you have any doubts, ask them here! — {Espyo^T} 18:42, 24 August 2014 (EDT)

Tbh, this isn't what I wanted/expected, plus it may not work out. 1. Not everyone has a Windows Computer (Including me) 2. From what I see, this cursor allows it to be used on every program, not just the website. I like it on a website like this, but not on Youtube or something. AeroBlaze777 (talk)

I knew that some people wouldn't be using Windows, it's obvious. But I did this tutorial with Windows users in mind, as they make up the majority. Plus, I wouldn't really know where to start with Mac instructions, as I never even touched one. But there might be guides online; changing cursors is pretty easy. There's a solution for using the cursor only on specific pages. If you're using Firefox or Chrome, you can install custom CSS styles for sites (you might need some addons first). Most modern browsers probably also allow custom CSS in one way or another, regardless of operative system. You can just install a simple style that adds the cursor to any Pikipedia page, pretty much like what Pikmin Wiki has here (first 3 lines). I can add a tutorial for that too; that's probably also very easy. — {Espyo^T} 04:55, 25 August 2014 (EDT)

In theory, shouldn't it be possible to add the cursor to the user preferences? Even though I don't use the cursor, it'd probably save a lot of trouble for the users. (It might give GP a headache though... I'm so evil) ~PikFan23 15:53, 25 August 2014 (EDT)

Not so much a preference as it'd be a style. You know how we can pick between Monaco and Vector? It'd just be a question of adding a new style, that uses the cursor. Simple. — {Espyo^T} 16:16, 25 August 2014 (EDT)

Ah, I see. ~PikFan23 16:19, 25 August 2014 (EDT)

Put it in <user>/monobook.css. GP