Hello list, I was just playing around with Knoppix today, and I noticed that it uses Xfree 4.3.x and KDE 3.1.x. I also noticed that they're using a translucent cursor in X. I poked around in the /etc/X11 directory and found a "cursors" directory with several files with the extension .theme in it. I also noticed an entry in the XF86config file where they seemingly reference one of the files. I then proceeded to poke around the /etc/X11 directory in my SuSE 8.2 box and I couldn't find a 'cursors' directory. Does anyone know if the cursor "themes" are normally distributed w/X11 or if there's a way to add them into my SuSE installation? I'd love to have the translucent mouse cursors. -- Preston Kutzner | IT Manager Naeser's Law: You can make it foolproof, but you can't make it damnfoolproof.
On 29 May 2003 21:53:23 -0500
Preston Kutzner
I then proceeded to poke around the /etc/X11 directory in my SuSE 8.2 box and I couldn't find a'cursors' directory.
The default directory for that in XFree86 4.3 is actually usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons/.
Does anyone know if the cursor "themes" are normally distributed w/X11 or if there's a way to add them into my SuSE installation?
XFree86 4.3 by default comes with 2 themes whiteglass and redglass. The settings for which theme to use is set in the index.theme file located in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons/default. You can find more themes at: http://www.kde-look.org/ Charles -- Linux! Guerrilla UNIX Development Venimus, Vidimus, Dolavimus. (By mah@ka4ybr.com, Mark A. Horton KA4YBR)
* Charles Philip Chan (cpchan@sympatico.ca) [030529 20:38]: -> ->http://www.kde-look.org/ -> Yeah, there are some cool cursor themes at the kde-look site. I'm using the CrystalBlue theme right now. Pretty nice. :) -- Ben Rosenberg ---===---===---===--- mailto:ben@whack.org The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in the opposite direction.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 29 May 2003 21:53, Preston Kutzner wrote:
Hello list,
I was just playing around with Knoppix today, and I noticed that it uses Xfree 4.3.x and KDE 3.1.x. I also noticed that they're using a translucent cursor in X. I poked around in the /etc/X11 directory and found a "cursors" directory with several files with the extension .theme in it. I also noticed an entry in the XF86config file where they seemingly reference one of the files. I then proceeded to poke around the /etc/X11 directory in my SuSE 8.2 box and I couldn't find a 'cursors' directory. Does anyone know if the cursor "themes" are normally distributed w/X11 or if there's a way to add them into my SuSE installation? I'd love to have the translucent mouse cursors. -- Preston Kutzner | IT Manager
Naeser's Law:
Go to /usr/X11/lib/X11/icons there you'll find a few folders like 'whiteglass' 'redglass' 'pseudocore'... there'll also be one named 'default', in it will be a file called 'index.theme', it will have 'inherits=core', and all I did, was change the 'core' to 'whiteglass' (no quotes of course anywhere), then logged out and logged back in, and wallah...a nice semi-transparent whitish cursor (the 'watch' that does the thing like the 'hourglass' does, is a bit too small though if you ask me). I like it, and the red is nice too. Just in case that doesn't 'do it', go into your home directory, in the .Xdefaults and add/change just above where it starts to talk about "Here are the Xaw3D definitions... (give it a couple blank spaces between your new/changed line and the Xaw3D paragraph), Inherits=whiteglass (or redglass) and logout and back in. This worked for me with 8.2, and should for you also. John - -- I needed fresh bugs for my SuSE gecko, and Linux penguin. So I went out and caught this huge ugly blue and red and green and yellow butterfly. They won't need fresh food for 3 months now. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+1twIH5oDXyLKXKQRAgUnAKCWp8nqB9+yFvLX7QEpeRgoRJ6rzgCgtmeV fFRkeVtZogRu+BUTtl8zsYs= =JPRR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Thanks for the tips... got the cursors working. I'm going to have to look around on kde-look now :) On Thu, 2003-05-29 at 21:53, Preston Kutzner wrote:
Hello list,
I was just playing around with Knoppix today, and I noticed that it uses Xfree 4.3.x and KDE 3.1.x. I also noticed that they're using a translucent cursor in X. I poked around in the /etc/X11 directory and found a "cursors" directory with several files with the extension .theme in it. I also noticed an entry in the XF86config file where they seemingly reference one of the files. I then proceeded to poke around the /etc/X11 directory in my SuSE 8.2 box and I couldn't find a 'cursors' directory. Does anyone know if the cursor "themes" are normally distributed w/X11 or if there's a way to add them into my SuSE installation? I'd love to have the translucent mouse cursors. -- Preston Kutzner | IT Manager
Naeser's Law: You can make it foolproof, but you can't make it damnfoolproof. -- Preston Kutzner | IT Manager
People need good lies. There are too many bad ones. -- Bokonon, "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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