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pauldonnelly

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Registered: 2006-06-19

Posts: 776

X Cursors

Does anyone here possess arcane knowledge of the X cursor system?

I'm working on a cursor theme and I'd like to make sure I've got a full set. The traditional X11 cursors are well in hand (I managed to get a list of all 77, I think), but KDE and Firefox at least seem to require some cursors with special names. Can anyone help me track down a list of these? The ComixCursors theme has a script that makes some symlinks for these, but I have no way of knowing whether it's complete.

I'd also like to know why all this is necessary, if anyone knows. Why does Firefox need a cursor named 08e8e1c95fe2fc01f976f1e063a24ccd anyway? What's wrong with left_ptr_watch?

Snowman

Developer/Forum Fellow

From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: X Cursors

I'm currently using the redglass theme but there are some missing cursors. Here's the list of symlink I make. I got it from a theme (I don't remember which one):

08e8e1c95fe2fc01f976f1e063a24ccd -> left_ptr_watch
14fef782d02440884392942c11205230 -> sb_h_double_arrow
2870a09082c103050810ffdffffe0204 -> sb_v_double_arrow
cross_reverse -> cross
crosshair -> cross
draft_large -> right_ptr
draft_small -> right_ptr
e29285e634086352946a0e7090d73106 -> hand2
hand -> hand2
hand1 -> hand2
left_ptr_32 -> left_ptr
plus -> cross
tcross -> cross
top_left_arrow -> left_ptr
xterm_32 -> xterm

Let us know when your theme will be completed.

Borosai

Member

From: Sandy Appendix, U.S.A.

Registered: 2006-06-15

Posts: 227

Re: X Cursors

I'm not too familiar with cursors, but I currently use "neutral" and it seems to be packed. Here is a list:

00008160000006810000408080010102
028006030e0e7ebffc7f7070c0600140
03b6e0fcb3499374a867c041f52298f0
08e8e1c95fe2fc01f976f1e063a24ccd
1081e37283d90000800003c07f3ef6bf
14fef782d02440884392942c11205230
2870a09082c103050810ffdffffe0204
3085a0e285430894940527032f8b26df
3ecb610c1bf2410f44200f48c40d3599
4498f0e0c1937ffe01fd06f973665830
5c6cd98b3f3ebcb1f9c7f1c204630408
6407b0e94181790501fd1e167b474872
640fb0e74195791501fd1ed57b41487f
9081237383d90e509aa00f00170e968f
9d800788f1b08800ae810202380a0822
X_cursor
arrow
base_arrow_down
base_arrow_up
based_arrow_down
based_arrow_up
bd_double_arrow
bottom_left_corner
bottom_right_corner
bottom_side
bottom_tee
c7088f0f3e6c8088236ef8e1e3e70000
center_ptr
centre_ptr
circle
copy
cross
cross_reverse
crossed_circle
crosshair
d9ce0ab605698f320427677b458ad60b
diamond_cross
dnd-ask
dnd-copy
dnd-link
dnd-move
dnd-none
dot_box_mask
dotbox
double_arrow
draft_large
draft_small
draped_box
e29285e634086352946a0e7090d73106
fcf1c3c7cd4491d801f1e1c78f100000
fd_double_arrow
fleur
h_double_arrow
hand
hand1
hand2
help
icon
left_ptr
left_ptr_help
left_ptr_watch
left_side
left_tee
link
ll_angle
lr_angle
move
pencil
pirate
plus
question_arrow
right_ptr
right_side
right_tee
sb_down_arrow
sb_h_double_arrow
sb_left_arrow
sb_right_arrow
sb_up_arrow
sb_v_double_arrow
target
tcross
top_left_arrow
top_left_corner
top_right_corner
top_side
top_tee
ul_angle
ur_angle
v_double_arrow
watch
xterm

I hope it helps. Here is a link to the cursor theme so you can download it if it will help - http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show. … tent=28310

pauldonnelly

Member

Registered: 2006-06-19

Posts: 776

Re: X Cursors

Thanks guys; it looks like I've got a fairly complete list here. At least I won't be missing any common ones. Right now I've got 45 cursors done: all the common ones from the traditional set and pointer with watch for Firefox. It looks like I'll need to make six KDE specific cursors and two for Gnome before it's release ready. Then I can complete the thirty or so less common ones.

X11 really has a lot of cursors.