Re: [XFree86] hiding X cursor and turning off X sleep mode

On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 16:44, dave giffin wrote: thanks for the thought, but commenting out option dpms doesn't seem to work. I also tried option dpms false, which didn't work either. Commenting out the option dpms line should just disable power management for the monitor. I know nothing

[XFree86] hiding X cursor and turning off X sleep mode

how can I hide my cursor so it doesn't show up at all? When X starts my cursor is an 'X', but then when it moves over certain programs it changes to 'I' or an arrow. I would like to be able to hide it in such a way that it doesn't show up in any form. I know 'xsetroot' can do something with

Re: [XFree86] hiding X cursor and turning off X sleep mode

I'm not completely sure but I think you can do this: There should be a section in your XF86Config file that looks something like this: Section Monitor # This monitor is the same monitor used for both heads. Identifier Monitor0 VendorName Monitor Vendor ModelNameDell 1702FP