Greetings all;
I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
Thanks.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings all;
I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
Lisi
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings all;
I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
Lisi
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady? Humm, maybe in the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents. And updated 30 some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill. I just did that 2 hours ago. So we'll see when I get to that machine and do a logout, login.
Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..
Cheers, Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:04:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings all;
I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
Lisi
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady? Humm, maybe in the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents. And updated 30 some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill. I just did that 2 hours ago. So we'll see when I get to that machine and do a logout, login.
Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is. Slávek pointed me at some great ones when I was using 3.5.13.2, but the large ones don't seem to work in 14. I have found something that does, but I am open to suggestions!!
Lisi
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:13:03 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:04:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings all;
I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
Lisi
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady? Humm, maybe in the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents. And updated 30 some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill. I just did that 2 hours ago. So we'll see when I get to that machine and do a logout, login.
Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is. Slávek pointed me at some great ones when I was using 3.5.13.2, but the large ones don't seem to work in 14. I have found something that does, but I am open to suggestions!!
Lisi
I'll do some checking, and should be able to repost sometime this evening my time, which is ATM EDT. UCT-5 or something like that. A few past 18:00 or 6PM locally.
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Cheers, Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:19:05 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:13:03 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:04:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings all;
I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
Lisi
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady? Humm, maybe in the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents. And updated 30 some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill. I just did that 2 hours ago. So we'll see when I get to that machine and do a logout, login.
Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is. Slávek pointed me at some great ones when I was using 3.5.13.2, but the large ones don't seem to work in 14. I have found something that does, but I am open to suggestions!!
Lisi
I'll do some checking, and should be able to repost sometime this evening my time, which is ATM EDT. UCT-5 or something like that. A few past 18:00 or 6PM locally.
Ok Lisi, after installing those files, and a logout/login, I had some new selections in the mouse menu. Choosing the big red one without the bold border, regular thin one fits my aging eyeballs nicely. But to put it into use requires yet another logout/login.
So yes, I believe it has alleviated some of my problem, but I suspect I can still see better than you from some of the comments you have made, but I hope it does help. Let us know plz.
Cheers Lisi, Gene Heskett
On Thursday 07 July 2016 04:46:45 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:19:05 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:13:03 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:04:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Greetings all;
I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer running one of my milling machines, and there are occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque someplace?
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
Lisi
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady? Humm, maybe in the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents. And updated 30 some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill. I just did that 2 hours ago. So we'll see when I get to that machine and do a logout, login.
Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is. Slávek pointed me at some great ones when I was using 3.5.13.2, but the large ones don't seem to work in 14. I have found something that does, but I am open to suggestions!!
Lisi
I'll do some checking, and should be able to repost sometime this evening my time, which is ATM EDT. UCT-5 or something like that. A few past 18:00 or 6PM locally.
Ok Lisi, after installing those files,
*those* files? Sorry, Gene, you've lost me. Have I perhaps lost a post in the thread?
and a logout/login, I had some new selections in the mouse menu. Choosing the big red one without the bold border, regular thin one fits my aging eyeballs nicely. But to put it into use requires yet another logout/login.
\o/ \o/ That sounds terrific.
So yes, I believe it has alleviated some of my problem, but I suspect I can still see better than you from some of the comments you have made,
Yes, I suspect so too - you are still doing precision milling. And long may it continue.
but I hope it does help. Let us know plz.
Will do - but which files,please???
Lisi
On Thursday 07 July 2016 04:58:45 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 07 July 2016 04:46:45 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:19:05 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:13:03 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:04:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer > running one of my milling machines, and there are > occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet > away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the > keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for > the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from > that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems > opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces > its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque > someplace?
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
Lisi
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady? Humm, maybe in the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents. And updated 30 some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill. I just did that 2 hours ago. So we'll see when I get to that machine and do a logout, login.
Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is. Slávek pointed me at some great ones when I was using 3.5.13.2, but the large ones don't seem to work in 14. I have found something that does, but I am open to suggestions!!
Lisi
I'll do some checking, and should be able to repost sometime this evening my time, which is ATM EDT. UCT-5 or something like that. A few past 18:00 or 6PM locally.
Ok Lisi, after installing those files,
*those* files? Sorry, Gene, you've lost me. Have I perhaps lost a post in the thread?
I originally searched, using synaptic-pkexec, for "mouse pointer" which narrows things to about 20 selections, but see below for a better search string.
and a logout/login, I had some new selections in the mouse menu. Choosing the big red one without the bold border, regular thin one fits my aging eyeballs nicely. But to put it into use requires yet another logout/login.
\o/ \o/ That sounds terrific.
So yes, I believe it has alleviated some of my problem, but I suspect I can still see better than you from some of the comments you have made,
Yes, I suspect so too - you are still doing precision milling. And long may it continue.
but I hope it does help. Let us know plz.
Will do - but which files,please???
Lisi
Do a search for "comixcursors" (I use synaptic-pkexec), and if ambidextrous, install all 5 pkgs. logout & back in, then in the trinity menu's find the mouse, select it, then 2nd tab over is image selection IIRC. Pick your poison, quit, log out/in again, done.
I hope it helps you too.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
On Thursday 07 July 2016 13:06:48 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Thursday 07 July 2016 04:58:45 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 07 July 2016 04:46:45 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:19:05 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 18:13:03 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:04:18 Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 16:21:34 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Wednesday 06 July 2016 17:26:24 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I have tde R14.0.#up-to-date installed on the computer > > running one of my milling machines, and there are > > occasions when I pick up the mouse to use it about 4 feet > > away. Thats getting close to its range limit as both the > > keyboard and mouse are RF. (bluetooth?) So I set it for > > the biggest mouse pointer in order to see it better from > > that distance. But while the std sized pointer seems > > opaque, the larger one is quite translucent which reduces > > its visual contrast. Is this fixable to be fully opaque > > someplace? > > Use an opaque mouse cursor theme??? > > Lisi
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady? Humm, maybe in the repo's, I found two kits that weren't even installed, one was labeled as being an opaque kit for right handed rodents. And updated 30 some tde packages on both this machine, and the dell running the mill. I just did that 2 hours ago. So we'll see when I get to that machine and do a logout, login.
Thanks for the nudge in the ribs, I thought it was all installed. Duh..
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is. Slávek pointed me at some great ones when I was using 3.5.13.2, but the large ones don't seem to work in 14. I have found something that does, but I am open to suggestions!!
Lisi
I'll do some checking, and should be able to repost sometime this evening my time, which is ATM EDT. UCT-5 or something like that. A few past 18:00 or 6PM locally.
Ok Lisi, after installing those files,
*those* files? Sorry, Gene, you've lost me. Have I perhaps lost a post in the thread?
I originally searched, using synaptic-pkexec, for "mouse pointer" which narrows things to about 20 selections, but see below for a better search string.
and a logout/login, I had some new selections in the mouse menu. Choosing the big red one without the bold border, regular thin one fits my aging eyeballs nicely. But to put it into use requires yet another logout/login.
\o/ \o/ That sounds terrific.
So yes, I believe it has alleviated some of my problem, but I suspect I can still see better than you from some of the comments you have made,
Yes, I suspect so too - you are still doing precision milling. And long may it continue.
but I hope it does help. Let us know plz.
Will do - but which files,please???
Lisi
Do a search for "comixcursors" (I use synaptic-pkexec), and if ambidextrous, install all 5 pkgs. logout & back in, then in the trinity menu's find the mouse, select it, then 2nd tab over is image selection IIRC. Pick your poison, quit, log out/in again, done.
I hope it helps you too.
Thanks, Gene. Yes, I installed these some time ago when Slávek recommended them. I could see them fine, especially the large red, so I forgave them for being a little un-pretty (to coin a word). Sadly, the large ones seem to have disappeared. However, it is obviously Jessie that is to blame, not (TDE)14, so I shall have to take it up on the Debian list - when my wireless problem has been finally put to bed.
Lisi
On Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 11:13:03PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
[...]
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady?
[...]
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is.
Obviously somebody has created these mouse cursors, and they probably didn't do it by typing a series of zeroes and ones into a file. Is there a standard "cursor editor" software application? Or at least a standard way to create a cursor theme?
Back in Ancient Days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I used an Apple Macintosh, there was an Apple product called "Resedit". It was a marvel, created for the Apple developers themselves, and then passed around to non-Apple developers. It let you open up all sorts of applications and other binary files and edit their internal resources, such as menu names, error message strings, icons and cursors. Apart from the four standard Apple cursors which were baked into ROM (the arrow, wristwatch, crosshairs and fat cross), you could edit any cursor using a simple point-and-click interface.
Given that the state of computing is now about 30 years more advanced than when Resedit came out, I wonder whether there is a cursor editor around somewhere? I found this link:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cursor-editor-28353...
but like many tech threads, it follows the "how to make muffins" school of thought:
HOW TO MAKE MUFFINS
To make muffins, you will need flour. Flour is the ground up grain of the plants Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum or Oryza sativa. You can purchase flour from a supermarket or grocery store in exchange for money, which is typically made from paper or gold.
Prepare to cook your muffins by turning your oven on and letting it pre-heat to 380°F or 210°C. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, blueberries, eggs, oil, milk or water. Put the mixture in the oven.
Now you have muffins!
On Wednesday 06 July 2016 23:13:22 Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 11:13:03PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
[...]
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady?
[...]
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is.
Obviously somebody has created these mouse cursors, and they probably didn't do it by typing a series of zeroes and ones into a file. Is there a standard "cursor editor" software application? Or at least a standard way to create a cursor theme?
Back in Ancient Days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I used an Apple Macintosh, there was an Apple product called "Resedit". It was a marvel, created for the Apple developers themselves, and then passed around to non-Apple developers. It let you open up all sorts of applications and other binary files and edit their internal resources, such as menu names, error message strings, icons and cursors. Apart from the four standard Apple cursors which were baked into ROM (the arrow, wristwatch, crosshairs and fat cross), you could edit any cursor using a simple point-and-click interface.
Given that the state of computing is now about 30 years more advanced than when Resedit came out, I wonder whether there is a cursor editor around somewhere? I found this link:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cursor-editor -283532/
but like many tech threads, it follows the "how to make muffins" school of thought:
HOW TO MAKE MUFFINS
To make muffins, you will need flour. Flour is the ground up grain of the plants Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum or Oryza sativa. You can purchase flour from a supermarket or grocery store in exchange for money, which is typically made from paper or gold.
Prepare to cook your muffins by turning your oven on and letting it pre-heat to 380°F or 210°C. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, blueberries, eggs, oil, milk or water. Put the mixture in the oven.
Now you have muffins!
I think I've tried to choke down a few of those. Obviously the baker needed better measuring tools, and a list of how much of each. Perhaps he could find a great-grandmother to teach him?
OTOH, ignorance is fixable, but stupidity is forever. I've wondered which the baker was on several occasions. Ric Moore says it better though. :)
Cheers, Gene Heskett
On Thursday 07 July 2016 04:13:22 Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 11:13:03PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
Use an opaque mouse cursor theme???
[...]
And where can I find one of those critters, my dear lady?
[...]
When you find a nice one, let me know what it is.
Obviously somebody has created these mouse cursors, and they probably didn't do it by typing a series of zeroes and ones into a file. Is there a standard "cursor editor" software application? Or at least a standard way to create a cursor theme?
Back in Ancient Days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I used an Apple Macintosh, there was an Apple product called "Resedit". It was a marvel, created for the Apple developers themselves, and then passed around to non-Apple developers. It let you open up all sorts of applications and other binary files and edit their internal resources, such as menu names, error message strings, icons and cursors. Apart from the four standard Apple cursors which were baked into ROM (the arrow, wristwatch, crosshairs and fat cross), you could edit any cursor using a simple point-and-click interface.
Given that the state of computing is now about 30 years more advanced than when Resedit came out, I wonder whether there is a cursor editor around somewhere? I found this link:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cursor-editor-2835 32/
but like many tech threads, it follows the "how to make muffins" school of thought:
HOW TO MAKE MUFFINS
To make muffins, you will need flour. Flour is the ground up grain of the plants Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum or Oryza sativa. You can purchase flour from a supermarket or grocery store in exchange for money, which is typically made from paper or gold.
Prepare to cook your muffins by turning your oven on and letting it pre-heat to 380°F or 210°C. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, blueberries, eggs, oil, milk or water. Put the mixture in the oven.
Now you have muffins!
Steve, that is wonderful! I shall share it - I hope you don't mind. :-?
Lisi
On Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 09:55:13AM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 07 July 2016 04:13:22 Steven D'Aprano wrote:
HOW TO MAKE MUFFINS
To make muffins, you will need flour. Flour is the ground up grain of the plants Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum or Oryza sativa. You can purchase flour from a supermarket or grocery store in exchange for money, which is typically made from paper or gold.
Prepare to cook your muffins by turning your oven on and letting it pre-heat to 380°F or 210°C. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, blueberries, eggs, oil, milk or water. Put the mixture in the oven.
Now you have muffins!
Steve, that is wonderful! I shall share it - I hope you don't mind. :-?
Please feel free to share it around! The idea wasn't original to me. Here's an earlier example of the same idea:
http://northernplanets.blogspot.com.au/2007/11/internet-tutorials.html
Am Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2016 schrieb Steven D'Aprano:
Obviously somebody has created these mouse cursors, and they probably didn't do it by typing a series of zeroes and ones into a file. Is there a standard "cursor editor" software application? Or at least a standard way to create a cursor theme?
You can use GIMP to modify/create Xcursor files. Install adwaita-icon-theme, go to /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors and modify the images:
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *; do mv $i $i.xmc # chown <user>:<user> *
$ gimp /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors/*.xmc
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *.xmc; do mv $i ${i%.xmc}
You'll see in gimp that each icon has 3 resolutions: 48px, 32px and 24px.
BTW, is there a way to change the default xcursor size from within TDE? I have to put #Xcursor.size: 48 Xcursor.size: 32 in ~/.Xresources to get anything bigger than 24x24 pixel.
Nik
On Thursday 07 July 2016 08:14:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2016 schrieb Steven D'Aprano:
Obviously somebody has created these mouse cursors, and they probably didn't do it by typing a series of zeroes and ones into a file. Is there a standard "cursor editor" software application? Or at least a standard way to create a cursor theme?
You can use GIMP to modify/create Xcursor files. Install adwaita-icon-theme, go to /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors and modify the images:
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *; do mv $i $i.xmc # chown <user>:<user> *
$ gimp /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors/*.xmc
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *.xmc; do mv $i ${i%.xmc}
You'll see in gimp that each icon has 3 resolutions: 48px, 32px and 24px.
BTW, is there a way to change the default xcursor size from within TDE? I have to put #Xcursor.size: 48 Xcursor.size: 32 in ~/.Xresources to get anything bigger than 24x24 pixel.
Nik
And another of your messages marked as "important" so it doesn't get expired, thanks Nik.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
Hi Gene!
Am Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2016 schrieb Gene Heskett:
On Thursday 07 July 2016 08:14:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2016 schrieb Steven D'Aprano:
Obviously somebody has created these mouse cursors, and they probably didn't do it by typing a series of zeroes and ones into a file. Is there a standard "cursor editor" software application? Or at least a standard way to create a cursor theme?
You can use GIMP to modify/create Xcursor files. Install adwaita-icon-theme, go to /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors and modify the images:
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *; do mv $i $i.xmc # chown <user>:<user> *
$ gimp /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors/*.xmc
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *.xmc; do mv $i ${i%.xmc}
You'll see in gimp that each icon has 3 resolutions: 48px, 32px and 24px.
BTW, is there a way to change the default xcursor size from within TDE? I have to put #Xcursor.size: 48 Xcursor.size: 32 in ~/.Xresources to get anything bigger than 24x24 pixel.
Nik
And another of your messages marked as "important" so it doesn't get expired, thanks Nik.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
I feel honored :-)
But maybe I should also mention that the gnomes of GNOME ignore the Xresources and you'll need "dconf-editor" to get that working: "dconf-editor", select "search" from the menu (which is at the top of the window), then a new search field will appear (at the bottom of the window, sure) where you should type "cursor-size". Change it to 24/32/48, whatever you like.
I suspect Redhat has a special taskforce to find most creative ways to break KISS.
Nik
On Thursday 07 July 2016 15:51:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi Gene!
Am Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2016 schrieb Gene Heskett:
On Thursday 07 July 2016 08:14:36 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2016 schrieb Steven D'Aprano:
Obviously somebody has created these mouse cursors, and they probably didn't do it by typing a series of zeroes and ones into a file. Is there a standard "cursor editor" software application? Or at least a standard way to create a cursor theme?
You can use GIMP to modify/create Xcursor files. Install adwaita-icon-theme, go to /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors and modify the images:
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *; do mv $i $i.xmc # chown <user>:<user> *
$ gimp /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors/*.xmc
# cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors # for i in *.xmc; do mv $i ${i%.xmc}
You'll see in gimp that each icon has 3 resolutions: 48px, 32px and 24px.
BTW, is there a way to change the default xcursor size from within TDE? I have to put #Xcursor.size: 48 Xcursor.size: 32 in ~/.Xresources to get anything bigger than 24x24 pixel.
Nik
And another of your messages marked as "important" so it doesn't get expired, thanks Nik.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
I feel honored :-)
You've been most helpful, Nik, and I appreciate your patience with me and my ancient wet ram.
But maybe I should also mention that the gnomes of GNOME ignore the Xresources and you'll need "dconf-editor" to get that working: "dconf-editor", select "search" from the menu (which is at the top of the window), then a new search field will appear (at the bottom of the window, sure) where you should type "cursor-size". Change it to 24/32/48, whatever you like.
I suspect Redhat has a special taskforce to find most creative ways to break KISS.
I am sure of it.
Nik
Just one of the reasons I bailed on Fedora. I didn't mind having the bug of the day if it was promptly fixed, but 20 of them, only 7 of which ever got fixed, broke this camels back. About that time, LinuxCNC bailed for Hardy, and I followed suit shortly. I found that I had maybe 5% of the troubles, which is a very welcome breath of fresh air. I am not afraid to update 30 files every 4th day. Generally it Just Works(TM).
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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