After much searching I discovered that if in a console I type:
xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg cyan -bg white &
I will get a cyan colored left pointing arrow.
BUT, this setting dissappears after I logout and then back in when the X
cursor returns.
If I enter that command in my home xinitrc nothing happens and the cursor
is not changed into a cyan arrow. Any one know how to make it permanent
other than adding it to the autostart folder?
Thanks
Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Registered Linux user 183185
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Linux Newbie Mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 9:18 AM
Subject: changing cursor shapes in X
> In /usr/include/X11/cursorfont.h there are a whole group of alternate
cursor
> shapes to the standard X cursor. I would like to ask 2 questions relative
> to that.
>
> 1 How does one change the shape of the default X cursor to one of these
> others?
>
> 2 Is there a way to "see" these others cursors "before" actually selecting
> one by changing the default cursor shape?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Registered Linux user 183185
>
>
