screen: Allow cursor to be displayed #51

docs/Configuration.md

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ job_complete_timeout: 30
 #   If this option is 0, the user must click on a button to go back to the main menu.
 job_error_timeout: 0
 
+# Allows the cursor to be displayed on the screen
+show_cursor: False
+
 #
 # The following main options are deprecated and will be removed in the near future
 #

docs/changelog.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 * Add configurable z_babystep intervals
 * Fixed cursor issue on startup
 * Fixed font ratio for large, but short screens
+* Configurable cursor display
 * Re-vamped logging system
 
 #### 2021 02 19

screen.py

@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ class KlipperScreen(Gtk.Window):
         self.set_screenblanking_timeout(self._config.get_main_config_option('screen_blanking'))
 
         # Change cursor to blank
-        self.get_window().set_cursor(Gdk.Cursor(Gdk.CursorType.BLANK_CURSOR))
+        if self._config.get_main_config().getboolean("show_cursor", fallback=False):
+            self.get_window().set_cursor(Gdk.Cursor(Gdk.CursorType.ARROW))
+        else:
+            self.get_window().set_cursor(Gdk.Cursor(Gdk.CursorType.BLANK_CURSOR))
         pname = list(self._config.get_printers()[0])[0]
         self.connect_printer(pname, self._config.get_printers()[0][pname])