XDM might be using the root window as its window. If so, you
might experiment with xsetroot's -cursor option.
Mark.
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Lasse Riis wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to build me a very slick graphical login screen (slick as in
> "screen filled with one color only"). I'm using xdm to accomplish this, by
> applying the same color to everything but the text and removing the
> User/Password labels it's almost there. However that huge X mouse cursor
> centered in the screen kind of ruins it. I know this is just an eye candy
> issue, but shouldn't it be possible to either disable the mouse until the
> user has logged in, move the cursor or maybe use another cursor (the same
> color as the rest of the screen)?
>
> Also, is it possible to change the rather hideous text-cursor (looks like
> an "I" gone wrong), with a prettier | - kind of thing and maybe make it
> blink?
>
> I don't nessecarily need to use xdm, but it's the only display manager I
> can customize this much. So if I can make a login screen that's basically
> just one big screen of colour and a blinking text cursor for entering
> username/password with some other DM please let me know.
>
> Lasse Riis
>
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