On Sat, 15 Nov 2003, dave giffin wrote: > how can I hide my cursor so it doesn't show up at all? In the general case you can't. > > When X starts my cursor is an 'X', but then when it > moves over certain programs it changes to 'I' or an > arrow. I would like to be able to hide it in such a > way that it doesn't show up in any form. > > I know 'xsetroot' can do something with cursors, but I > don't know if that would help. xsetroot changes the cursor of the root window and you can force it to a cursor that is transparent. But this is only used by the root window and apps that don't specify a cursor. You cannot force the cursors of the apps that specify one. > > I'm running XFree86-4.3 on debian sarge > > my second question is, after a while of inactivity, my > monitor goes to sleep. But, if I am playing a video > with 'mplayer', it doesn't go to sleep. Mplayer deliberately does that. It disables power management so that it doesn't come on when you're playing movies. Mark. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
