Hello Bob,

With the new SRSS the Xserver is now Xnewt?
So would i be able to set the default cursor with the -fc (cursor font
option)? If yes, were should i add the -fc option?

Ivar

> Ivar Janmaat wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is it possible to change the default black Sun Ray cursor to a white
>> default cursor? I don't mean changing gnome cursor settings.
>>
>> I would like to change the cursor color even without the need for a
>> windows manager.
>>
>> The sun ray mouse cursor is handled locally by the Sun Ray.
>> Long ago we had the green newt. Can I make something simular by
>> replacing
>> bitmaps or color settings somewhere?
>>
>
> The "green newt" cursor is a cursor that firmware would use when there
> isn't an X server telling it what cursor it should be using (i.e. before
> an X server connected to the DTU).
>
> When attached to an actual session, the X server is (and should be) in
> control of the cursor.  Applications tell the X server what cursor size,
> shape, and color they desire when they have control.  If you were to try
> and override this in SRSS, it would take control away from the
> applications and provide a confusing user experience.
>
> If you don't have a window manager running, then presumably applications
> can't communicate their preferences for cursor to the X server.  There
> still should be a way, through standard X API, to set a cursor, and it
> will probably remain at that setting if there's no window manager running.
>
> -Bob
>
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