How do I change the mouse cursor in Atom? - cursor

Question

I'm using Atom 1.15.0 on Mac Sierra. I wanted to change the mouse cursor from a thin bar to something more visible, like a block. I opened my styles.less file and added
atom-text-editor .cursor {
transition:opacity 0.5s linear;
}
and then restarted Atom, but my mouse cursor appears as before (a thin line). How do I change it?
Edit: INcluding my styles.less file
/*
* Your Stylesheet
*
* This stylesheet is loaded when Atom starts up and is reloaded automatically
* when it is changed and saved.
*
* Add your own CSS or Less to fully customize Atom.
* If you are unfamiliar with Less, you can read more about it here:
* http://lesscss.org
*/
/*
* Examples
* (To see them, uncomment and save)
*/
// style the background color of the tree view
.tree-view {
// background-color: whitesmoke;
}
// style the background and foreground colors on the atom-text-editor-element itself
atom-text-editor {
// color: white;
// background-color: hsl(180, 24%, 12%);
}
// style UI elements inside atom-text-editor
atom-text-editor .cursor {
transition:opacity 0.5s linear;
}
.editor .cursor {
position: absolute;
border: 1px solid;
background-color: rgba(244,100,122,0.6);
}
atom-text-editor .editor-contents--private { cursor: default; }

Answer 1

I would direct you to this package:
https://atom.io/packages/block-cursor
Also: Changing cursor style of atom editor
Update:
These properties should apply to the mouse cursor as they do with the text cursor. As long as they're directed properly.
Try Adding this to the StyleSheet:
atom-text-editor .editor-contents--private {
cursor: default;
position: absolute;
border: 1px solid;
background-color: rgba(244,100,122,0.6);
}

Answer 2

Insert this into your styles.less
atom-text-editor .editor-contents--private { cursor: default; }

Answer 3

atom-text-editor {
cursor: url(/home/thedude/Pictures/ico/octocat_mini.png), auto;
}
Atom with Octocat mouse pointer
I can confirm that this line allows for the mouse cursor to be changed, but only when in the editor or in search boxes ,etc. The typing cursor is the purple thingie after the } at the end.