XDM might be using the root window as its window. If so, you might experiment with xsetroot's -cursor option. Mark. On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Lasse Riis wrote: > Hi > > I'm trying to build me a very slick graphical login screen (slick as in > "screen filled with one color only"). I'm using xdm to accomplish this, by > applying the same color to everything but the text and removing the > User/Password labels it's almost there. However that huge X mouse cursor > centered in the screen kind of ruins it. I know this is just an eye candy > issue, but shouldn't it be possible to either disable the mouse until the > user has logged in, move the cursor or maybe use another cursor (the same > color as the rest of the screen)? > > Also, is it possible to change the rather hideous text-cursor (looks like > an "I" gone wrong), with a prettier | - kind of thing and maybe make it > blink? > > I don't nessecarily need to use xdm, but it's the only display manager I > can customize this much. So if I can make a login screen that's basically > just one big screen of colour and a blinking text cursor for entering > username/password with some other DM please let me know. > > Lasse Riis > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
