> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Tim Roberts > Sent: 04 November 2004 19:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How can I get rid of the cursor for the Xserver? > > > Barry Scott wrote: > > >I need to get rid of the cursor from the Xserver. > > > >There are a number of X client programs on screen and > >I cannot modify all of them to hide the cursor. What I want > >is a way to globally hide the cursor. > > > > > > If you have a number of programs on the screen, why would you want to > hide the cursor? What's the use case? > > I can easily understand wanting to hide the cursor within a single > application. In a kiosk application, for example, or a VCR or DVD app, > it's easy to see the justification. However, I do NOT understand the > motivation for hiding the cursor in a general desktop situation, thereby > making the system unusable. Unlike Windows, where every program is > required to operate without a mouse, X apps tend to rely heavily on the > pointer.
I have a kiosk like app, with no input UI at all. Barry _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
