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Re: [SLE] X11 cursors...
  • From: John <yonaton@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 23:20:18 -0500
  • Message-id: <200305292320.25762.yonaton@xxxxxxx>
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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.
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