On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 11:11:40AM -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
> Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org> writes:
> > On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 04:07:04PM +0200, Felix Kater wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I created an xpm file as a new mouse pointer. This works fine. But can
> > > you tell me how to define the hotspot?
> > >
> > > I guess I should be able do it with a graphics application like the gimp
> > > and define it inside the xpm file. But up to now I don't find any
> > > command to do it. Could you tell me how you do it?
> >
> > I've never found out how to create an xpm with a hotspot. But you
> > can trick fvwm into using the correct hotspot by using a larger
> > image and shifting it so that the hotspot is in the middle of the
> > picture. E.g. if your image looks like this:
>
> Heres how to create an XPM with a hotspot (from the XPM docs):
>
> The Values-string is a single string that must contain four integers
> that correspond to the width and height of the pixmap, the number of
> colors in the pixmap, and the number of characters per pixel in the
> color specification. The string can optionally specify the hotspot
> coordinates and the word XPMEXT if the pixmap includes an
> Extensions-string.
>
> The format of the string is as follows:
> width height ncolors cpp [x_hotspot y_hotspot] [XPMEXT]
>
>
> The hotspot is available to the program thru the XpmAttributes
> structure.
Could you put that in the FAQ?
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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