[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

mouse trails
     
         a feature usually of graphical user
        interfaces which causes the mouse pointer to leave a
        trail across the screen.  this is done by keeping track of the
        last eight or so maybe configurable pointer positions, and
        only erasing the oldest.  this means that at any time, there
        may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is
        still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one
        will be visible.  when the mouse moves, it appears to leave a
        trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically
        increase the visibility of the pointer when using lcd
        screens.  the older ones had such long persistence that a
        single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely
        invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to
        find.
     
        1996-07-08
     
     
see also:
graphical user interface mouse pointer lcd persistence 

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