Hide the idle X pointer on the wall display (unclutter-xfixes)

With X ignoring the touch panel nothing ever moves the pointer, so it sits
at screen centre forever. --i3 installs unclutter-xfixes and autostarts it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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jasonwitty
2026-08-28 12:41:35 -07:00
co-authored by Claude Fable 5
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@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fresh session.
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| *(none)* | Build/install lisgd, install the three scripts and the default config |
| `--xignore` | Also tell X to ignore the touch panel (see below — usually wanted) |
| `--i3` | Also add i3 autostart lines (gesture daemon + fullscreen terminal), with a backup and `i3 -C` validation |
| `--i3` | Also add i3 autostart lines (gesture daemon, fullscreen terminal, idle-pointer hiding via `unclutter-xfixes`), with a backup and `i3 -C` validation |
| `--noblank` | Also stop the screen blanking / DPMS power-down (wall displays) |
| `--autologin` | Also make lightdm log this user straight into i3 at boot (see [security note](#related-does-the-display-come-back-by-itself)) |