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On 6/22/07, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
> Message from Steven
> ===================
> Aaron wrote:
> >
> > Any suggestions for disabling the mouse cursor in BL3?
> > Normal methods such as unclutter don't work.
>
> Have you actually tried unclutter with BL3?
> If so, what happened?

Yes. Unclutter is not there and I couldn't find a Slackware package
that had it. I believe it should be in /usr/X11R6/bin or
/usr/X11R6/lib normally.

> > I am using BL on a Compaq IA-1 as a digital picture
> > frame and so far it works great.  The last thing I
> > need to do before I can put it on the bookshelf is
> > get rid of the mouse cursor.
>
> I've just done some research on this and managed to make
> some progress with the default X cursor.  However, as I
> understand it, the application sets the cursor image.
> For example, if I null the default X cursor, it immediately
> reappears as an xterm cursor when I move it into an xterm
> (and disappears again when I move it out of the xterm).
> So hiding the X cursor is probably not the way to go.
>
> Some slideshow applications automatically hide the cursor
> (or have this as an option).  So, the question then arises:
> what application are you using to display your pictures?

I am using xv at the moment and it seems to work fine (except for the
cursor). I found a way to change the cursor, but not get rid of it all
together. I tried to get ImageMagik working but ran into dependency
problems and since xv was working I didn't take it any further.

As this will be sitting on the shelf with no keyboard or mouse. There
would be nothing to move around to re-activate the cursor. Perhaps
whatever you did would work for me.
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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Thanks,
Aaron Newcomb
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