>>>>> "mb" == Mark Borges <mdb_at_cdc.noaa.gov> writes:
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>>> On Wed, 5 Mar 1997 16:05:33 -0500 (EST),
>>> Xris Laas(XL) wrote:
XL> On 4 Mar, Mark Borges wrote:
>>> is there a simple way (in fvwm-2.0.45) to change the pointer cursor to
>>> have a SW-NE orientation instead of SE-NW?
>>>
>>> i was recently advised to switch the mouse to my left hand, and i find
>>> it a bit awkward to use the default cursor orientation.
XL> Scr.FvwmCursors[DEFAULT] = XCreateFontCursor(dpy, XC_top_left_arrow);
XL> to:
XL> Scr.FvwmCursors[DEFAULT] = XCreateFontCursor(dpy, XC_arrow);
XL> I'll see if I can whip up a patch for a configuration option for
XL> cursors. It should be pretty simple.
mb> Hmm, before you do read the attached note from Tom Julien. The
mb> feature might already exist, though I haven't tried it yet and I could
mb> find no documentation for the Cursor keyword.
mb> --Multipart_Wed_Mar__5_14:24:08_1997-1
mb> Content-Type: message/rfc822
mb> Message-Id: <9703052111.AA15083_at_sheri.orl.lmco.com>
mb> From: Tom Julien <tomj_at_orl.lmco.com>
mb> To: mdb_at_cdc.noaa.gov, dwood_at_spdmail.spd.dsccc.com
mb> Subject: Re: FVWM: lefty cursors
mb> Mime-Version: 1.0
mb> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
mb> Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1997 16:11:59 -0500
mb> dwood_at_spdmail.spd.dsccc.com (R. H. Wood) writes:
>> Mark Borges recently said:
>>>
>>> is there a simple way (in fvwm-2.0.45) to change the pointer cursor to
>>> have a SW-NE orientation instead of SE-NW?
>>>
>>> i was recently advised to switch the mouse to my left hand, and i find
>>> it a bit awkward to use the default cursor orientation.
>>>
>>
>> Same here. I hadn't noticed it 'til you mentioned it, but now
>> it bothers me too! I'd sure use such a feature! Does it exist?
mb> I'm not sure I understand the above exactly, but you can set
mb> the cursor for the root window to be any cursor listed in
mb> X11/cursorfont.h (drop the XC_ prefix) or an xbm image with
mb> xsetroot. For example, if you wanted an arrow with a SW-NE
mb> orientation, you could add the following to your .xinitrc:
mb> xsetroot -cursor_name arrow
mb> You can also do this for the different window cursors that
mb> are used with fvwm via the Cursor command in your .fvwmrc.
mb> For example,
mb> Cursor 6 2
mb> will give you a SW-NE arrow for the cursor used in the menus.
mb> Hope this helps.
I got excited seeing this, so I tried this right away. Sad to say, it
works for some things but not all. For example, right now I'm using
emacs to compose this note. When I move the cursor up to the pull down
menus, i get the usual cursor. When I select the menu item, It
switches to the left-handed one. FvwmButtons, FvwmPager and
FvwmIconBox all continue to use the right hand cursor. I think I would
prefer consistency to switching and a consistent LH one would be the
winner.
Does Chris's patch provide for that consistency?
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