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# README.definable-cursor: How to use definable-cursor patch for Window Maker
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# created 1999-Apr-24 14:53 jmk
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# autodate: 1999-Apr-24 16:29
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|O| Definable Mouse Cursors for Window Maker |X|
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The definable-cursor patch for Window Maker
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<http://www.windowmaker.org/> allows user-definable mouse cursors; the
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cursors can either be the built-in ones from the X11 cursor font, or
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they can be bitmap (XBM) files. User-definable cursors can be useful
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for theme-builders, lefthanders, and the visually impaired.
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This README describes how to apply the patch to Window Maker and how to
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use the features it enables.
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|O| Applying the Patch |X|
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The definable-cursor patch is available from
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<http://www.pobox.com/~jmknoble/WindowMaker/patches/>.
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To apply the patch, do the following (where `XX' is the version of
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Window Maker you're patching):
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(0) gzip -dc WindowMaker-XX.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
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(1) cd ./WindowMaker-XX
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(2) patch </wherever/you/put/WindowMaker-XX-definable-cursor.patch
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(3) Build Window Maker according to the instructions in the
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accompanying `INSTALL' file.
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|O| Defining Your Own Cursors |X|
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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A cursor specification is one of:
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(none)
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(builtin, <cursor-name>)
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(bitmap, <bitmap-filename>, <mask-filename>)
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where <cursor-name> uses the same syntax as for `xsetroot -cursor_name',
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and <bitmap-filename> and <mask-filename> are the same as for
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`xsetroot -cursor'; <bitmap-filename> and <mask-filename> are searched
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for along WM's PixmapPath. If you use `(none)', the cursor will be
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inherited from the parent window (which often ends up being the root
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window).
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You can set the following cursor types (they're shown here with their
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defaults):
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NormalCursor = (builtin, left_ptr);
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MoveCursor = (builtin, fleur);
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ResizeCursor = (builtin, sizing);
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WaitCursor = (builtin, watch);
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|O| Random Notes |X|
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Most X11 cursors are 16x16 bitmaps. Many X servers can actually handle
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larger cursors, though. To check, use:
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xdpyinfo
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and in the resulting output look for a line such as:
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largest cursor: 64x64
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The example above indicates that my X server can handle cursors up to
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64 pixels wide by 64 pixels high.
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You can create your own bitmap cursors using the `bitmap' program that
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accompanies most X11 distributions. For example bitmap cursors, see
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<http://www.pobox.com/~jmknoble/WindowMaker/cursors/>.
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For an example
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--jim
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% jim knoble %%%%%%%% jmknoble@pobox.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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