V17 On Mint Laptop Very Jumpy

Using the mouse within Kodi 17 on my laptop has become very frustrating, and from my searches, there seems to be no way to actually solve the problem except by changing the skin, which is murder to do because of the mouse pointer: its big and it jumps around and by the time I click the button, it has moved.

Perhaps there is a reason for this large pointer, but right now, I need a smaller one that I can position as easily as I can outside of Kodi. Any solutions?…and lets not talk about a remove right now; I don’t have one.

Thanks
Lou.