# Adjusting cursor in Processing Editor for Dark Mode

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/adjusting-cursor-in-processing-editor-for-dark-mode/34475>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [January 5, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/adjusting-cursor-in-processing-editor-for-dark-mode/34475 "2022-01-05T03:06:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![CaseyJ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/caseyj/32/15118_2.png) [@CaseyJ](https://discourse.processing.org/u/CaseyJ)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/adjusting-cursor-in-processing-editor-for-dark-mode/34475/1 "2022-01-05T03:06:02Z")

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Loving life with the Dark Mode as enabled by changing some of the fields in the “theme.txt” file within the Processing app. [Found this forum post to be very handy in achieving the look.](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-4-change-editor-window-colour/31717/4)

However, I cannot see the cursor very well as the color matches the background and it is not very wide - maybe 1 px. I can baaaarely see it.

Is there a way to change either the color and/or the width of the editor cursor in “theme.txt” or any other file? I cannot seem to find an entry.

See picture for what I am working with.

Thank you!!!

![Screen Shot 2022-01-04 at 8.02.00 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/8/821b5241f90439362b68a8e70701f9b39689076e.png)

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**Author:** ![svan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@svan](https://discourse.processing.org/u/svan)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/adjusting-cursor-in-processing-editor-for-dark-mode/34475/2 "2022-01-05T07:35:25Z")

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Look under # EDITOR - DETAILS in “theme.txt” (macOS)  
editor.caret.color = #333300

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**Author:** ![CaseyJ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/caseyj/32/15118_2.png) [@CaseyJ](https://discourse.processing.org/u/CaseyJ)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/adjusting-cursor-in-processing-editor-for-dark-mode/34475/3 "2022-01-07T05:28:30Z")

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Absolutely wonderful thank you so much that did the trick!

I guess I did not know that element on the screen was called a “caret”.