On Wednesday, January 19, 2011 01:41:20 am mcnic...@austin.ibm.com did opine:
> > From: Gene Heskett <gene.hesk...@gmail.com> > > > > On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 05:17:14 pm Thomas Dickey did opine: > > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, James Cloos wrote: > > > >>>>>> "r" == rhubarbpieguy <rhubarbpie...@gmail.com> writes: > > > > r> Is it possible to replace the I-beam cursor system wide through > > > > X? > > > > > > > > Sure. You need to change the (server-side) cursor font used by > > > > older applications and also change the cursor theme used by most > > > > newer apps. > > > > > > > > Google should point to decent explanations of how to do those. > > > > > > > > You probably want to start by editing your favourite cursor theme > > > > to use something other than a I-beam in that spot (I beleive that > > > > cursor's name is 'xterm') and re-generate it. You may find that > > > > to be sufficient for your needs. > > > > > > man xterm (resources) > > > > > > pointerMode (class PointerMode) > > > > > > Specifies when the pointer may be hidden as the user > > > > > > types. It will be redisplayed if the user moves the mouse, or > > > clicks one of its buttons. > > > > > > 0 never > > > > > > 1 the application running in xterm has not > > > > > > activated mouse mode. This is the default. > > > > > > 2 always. > > > > > > pointerShape (class Cursor) > > > > > > Specifies the name of the shape of the pointer. The > > > > > > default is "xterm." > > > > That it is, but where is the list and description of the other options > > so that we can make considered choices? > > Take a look in /usr/include/X11/cursorfont.h for a start. > > Dan My Gawd, that file is 24 years old, and dates way before the GPL! But seriously, that is the text cursor, not the mouse cursor. I am using the block, colored orange, but the mouse cursor is still the ibeam when its over the text screen. Perhaps I didn't state that clear enough, I tend to overuse the "it" in my posts, a habit I am trying to break but old habits die hard it seems. -- 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) The days are all empty and the nights are unreal. _______________________________________________ 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