Startrail... Everyone likes to personalize his own Mac in various ways: wallpapers, icons, colors and even themes. But what about mouse pointer? Cannot it live its own life? Now it can. With Startrail you can add special effects to your mouse pointer!.
LARRY2 Excellent on Macbook pro 1.8/2gb ram. Non-intrusive. I have no problem with the dispersion of the stars it lets me know exactly where my cursor is at any time. I especially like the color change. Hope this is ported to the upcoming 10.5 system. I wish there would be something else to happen on mouse clicks...that would be cool. (Version 1.5)
EZRABBIT Very pretty and despite other complaints, I'd say good work.
My only suggestion is that you try to alter the graphics so that the cursor leaves behind more of a narrow trail than a series of wide bursts. (Version 1.1)
RICK SAPHIRE Gee, people can be so critical. This "starburst" program is very creative and lots of fun. I wish I could add it to my domain and have the star dance around while others are looking at my website. But as it is, it's colorful, sparkling, and much appreciated. Thanks for your hard work. Rick. www.RickSaphire.com (Version 1.1)
FRANKHOGG Okay, it does what it says. More like bursts of stars rather than a trail but if you move the mouse you get a trail. Having said that it's only entertaining for a short while before you have to quit the app to do anything. Slight movements of the mouse causes a star burst which obscures what you want to do. Positioning the cursor is difficult so your only option is to quit it. My suggestions:
Preferences:
Allow for a user defined delay before star bursting.
Allow a used defined movement (number of pixels) before star bursting.
Allow a key sequence to toggle it on and off.
Tie amount or stars to acceleration of mouse.
Have a key sequence to burst stars so I can find my cursor.
COOLFACTOR I have to agree with other comments. This app works fine on my computer, but "StarTrail" is not an approriate name. "StarBurst" would be better. (Version 1.0.1)
HENDO Yup, its pretty useless, but I actually like the effect...these are the kind of programs that should be open source...its cool that the app doesnt show in the dock and theres no menu bar...i would love to see the source code for this. (Version 1.0)