Russell Shaw wrote: > Peter Hutterer wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 01:46:21PM +1000, Russell Shaw wrote: >>> I built X from git. I get a stippled background when X starts but the >>> mouse cursor is invisible. The mouse is working because i tested it >>> with xev. I built and installed in this order: >> commit e02f864fdf19a5ab1682336be343c57fdb69ef43 >> Author: Adam Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wed Aug 20 13:24:03 2008 -0400 >> >> Suppress cursor display until the first XDefineCursor() request. >> >> Yes, this means the server will start without showing a cursor. Pretty >> much any application that wants to interact with the mouse will define >> cursors, so this essentially just delays showing it until gdm (or >> whatever) loads. > > Hi, > That's somewhat interesting. A lot of old or simple X programs (and X > tutorials) > didn't call XDefineCursor() from what i've seen. > > When i ran xev (from git), the cursor didn't appear either. I'm testing X on > a remote pc and so don't need xdm or any apps running on X. > > Any testing is simpler if the complications of xdm or a window manager > are avoided. > > I think it would be a good idea if there was a default cursor present if > nothing else.
I realized that without a window manager you get an ugly black cross cursor which isn't real useful. X should've had a default arrow cursor. _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list xorg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg