On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 07:26:07 am rhubarbpie...@gmail.com did opine:
> Is it possible to replace the I-beam cursor system wide through X? > > In explanation, years ago I suggested (to deafening silence), that Open > Office offer a block/blinking block or underscore/blinking underscore > cursor. However, I'd prefer no I-beam cursor in any application > (browser, spreadsheet, email ... you name it). If I understand > correctly, X displays what the application directs. Would it be > possible to amend X to display a different cursor anytime it's directed > by the application to display the I-beam? > I'll 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th this suggestion, that IBeam is the single most obnoxious cursor ever drawn. It is always in the way of at least 2 characters. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) It is better to remain childless than to father an orphan. _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
