From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 21 01:41:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CF2816A4A0 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:41:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stapleton.41@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.173]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D14843DCC for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:40:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stapleton.41@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id k3so439973ugf for ; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:40:34 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=DX/6ttV6PiSysOM4hNd7z9P2EXMh9v0/7+3sdFvquGHROKIEjjyBdBWpBNLPkbKdduowptlQR7WZkZFL3mJg8wGimzR1MtpSG202TlQnOmrnoDDjHxlB7r73V0OO2oGyPjdsPn/83WJivIxK7iviCr2fSiJdhPo9M9bjsSGC+So= Received: by 10.67.105.19 with SMTP id h19mr2983326ugm; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:40:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.67.86.18 with HTTP; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:40:33 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <80f4f2b20610201840u52a82e80ua59e623c395671d8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:40:33 -0400 From: "Jim Stapleton" To: "Norberto Meijome" In-Reply-To: <20061020110200.3ee59292@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <80f4f2b20610191716y2f50bebfr6715e38698c4fb1d@mail.gmail.com> <20061020110200.3ee59292@localhost> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question with mouse pointer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:41:16 -0000 Thanks, that is what I was looking for/thinking of. On 10/19/06, Norberto Meijome wrote: > On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:16:16 -0400 > "Jim Stapleton" wrote: > > > What's the best way to get a larger pointer on my comptuer? I'm > > running Xorg/KDE. I tried to look, but the only thing I could find was > > cursor profiles, and I'd rather not have to figure out how to create a > > new profile... > > > > Sorry for the lack of specifics and details, but I'm not what else to > > put here. Lowering the resolution isn't really an option either... > > Hi Jim, > usually (in my experience) this is done by changing the cursors you actually > use (rather than 'enlarge' the current by some software method). > > On my 6.2-PRERELEASE system X cursors are located in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons/ > > you can download packages and extract them in folders there, or simply install > them from ports (search for 'cursor' in the name). To change the default > setting (so it affects your login manager too, you need to edit > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons/default/index.theme > > For example, I have the following cursor packages installed: > > $ pkg_info | grep curso > cursor-bluecurve-theme-0.234_2 The Bluecurve X cursor themes > > and my index.theme is: > > [betom@ayiin] [Fri Oct 20 10:59:07 2006] > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons/default > $ cat index.theme > [Icon Theme] > Inherits=Bluecurve-inverse > #Inherits=core > > > There may be some way for your desktop manager to modify the cursor... but > this works, and I use XFCE, so i don't know those details about KDE or GNOME. I > think Enlightment has some mouse-pointer related settings, but it's been a > while since I tried it. > > HIH, > B > > _________________________ > {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome > > Percusive Maintenance - The art of tuning or repairing equipment by hitting it. > > I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. > Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been > Warned. >