Mac OS X 10.4.8: Black rectangle may appear after installing Mac OS X 10.4.8 update

Issue or symptom

After installing the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update, a black rectangle may appear around the cursor and follow the pointer's movement.

Solution

  1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
  2. From the View menu, choose Universal Access.
  3. Click the Seeing tab.
  4. Click Options.
  5. Deselect "Show preview rectangle when zoomed out".
  6. Click Done.

Related terms: mouse, box

Published Date: Feb 20, 2012