App Shopper: myPoint Light (Utilities)

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myPoint Light

Mac OS

Modern computers with multiple high resolution displays present us with the "where is my mouse" problem. myPoint solves it using two different techniques - momentary mouse locator and permanent mouse halo with a free online gallery.
• Momentary mouse locator is a visual effect active up to few seconds, activated by a shortcut, modifier key or mouse gesture.
• Permanent mouse halo highlights the mouse cursor using an image shown around it.
Both tools are highly customizable: geometry, transparency, animation speed, hotkeys, mouse gesture.

Mouse Locator reveals the mouse cursor position with a gently animated ring - just press a hotkey or wave with the mouse. The locator is unobtrusive visual effect active up to few seconds.  Features:
• Locator activation:
- Hotkey combination.
- Single modifier key.
- Mouse gesture.
- Mouse movement between screens.
- Mouse movement after a period of inactivity.
• Locator customization:
- Colors and opacity.
- Size and thickness.
- Animation speed and repetition.
• Visible in full screen on all monitors.
• The locator module can be disabled.

Mouse Halo is an image permanently shown around the mouse cursor. The classic halo is a ring surrounding the cursor. However any image can be used as a halo source. Even more the image can be positioned aside of the cursor. A free online halo gallery is available in myPoint preferences panel, giving an easy way to import new halos. The user can create its own halos too.  Features:
• Halo activation:
- Hotkey to toggle the halo visibility.
- Hotkey to show the next halo from the predefined halo set.
• Halo customization:
- Size.
- Opacity.
- Rotation speed and direction.
- Offset from mouse position.
- Flip, shrink or cut the image.
- Select preferred halos in so-called halo-set.
• Preinstalled halo pack.
- Classic: daisy chain, ancient ornaments, fan, amber mosaic, ring shadow.
- Reading lines: thin, thick, stick shadow.
- Rulers: horizontal, vertical.
- Crosshair, big arrow.
- Diagonals: two stars, twin spark.
• Free online halo gallery.
- The gallery is accessible from preferences panel.
- Browse & click to import new halos.
- Never-ending update of new halos.
• Unlimited user created halos.
• Visible in full screen on all monitors.
• The halo module can be disabled.

myPoint supports multiple users, screens and desktops. It is built on Apple's security paradigm - sandboxing - in this way it is reducing the threat of rogue code and malicious software.
Note: When myPoint is running, no icon is shown in the Dock. All the control is through a menu in Menu-bar Extras.

What's new

Mouse Halo:
• Free online halo gallery.
• Preinstalled halo pack.
• Hotkey to toggle halo visibility.
• Select preferred halos in so-called halo-set.
• Hotkey to show next halo from the predefined halo set.
• Custom halos.

Mouse Locator - new activation events:
• When mouse is crossing between screens.
• On mouse move after a period of inactivity.