[DigitalBear]

I would like to change the colour of the default mouse pointer image. I have read on the forum that the pointer image is located in the media folder for the skin you have chosen for Kodi. I cannot locate these image (.png) files. I was able to find examples of them on GITHUB so I could alter them but I cannot get Kodi to see them. I dropped them in the media folder for the skin I'm using (Aeon Nox Gotham Plus (Aeon Nox v4.1.9 Gotham)) but Kodi uses the default one with the green colour. If I could just figure out where the default one is located I could just swap them out but I cannot find them anywhere. Any help finding these images would be greatly appreciated.

Apparently the file names are: pointer-focus.png, pointer-focus-click.png, pointer-focus-drag.png, pointer-nofocus.png

I have made sure the pointer.xml file is pointing to the correct image names and I am aware that they are case sensitive.


This is one of the image files I am looking for. On my system this image is not located in the Confluence Skin folder as it's shown on GITHUB.

pointer-focus.png image file


Version: Kodi 14.2

System: Windows 7 Home (64 bit) SP1


Thank you in advance for any help that can be provided.

[DigitalBear]

LOL Well, of course, as soon as I post the help request I find a solution.

Still couldn't find the default pointer image location(s).

What I did was rename the altered image files I created (added the word "blue") and then made sure to change the names in the pointer.xml file for my skin to the same name(s). Once I did that Kodi found them no problem and showed me the altered pointers. Looks great.

Here they are if anyone wants to use them.










I hope this helps anyone having the same issue.

[jeffspace2002]

If you are looking to modify the original cursor you will have to use the Kodi Texture Tool. Post and download link located here.

Once you download the program de-compile "texture.xbt" located
~\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\[Currrent Skin]\media
Find the cursor located in the 'cursor' folder.
Replace the PNG cursor File with the one of your choosing.
Re-compile and place new texture file back in it's place.

Just make sure if you do this you back up your original file. I did this by renaming my original to TexturesBAK.xbt.

Hope this helps.

[DigitalBear]

Thanks for the reply.

As mentioned before the pointers are not in their correct location as either .png or .xbt files.

I pretty much fixed the problem already as outlined in my second post.

Again, thank you. It's appreciated.