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From: mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  How can I get the cursor pixmap for the root window?
Message-ID: <9010152347.AA25518@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
Date: 15 Oct 90 23:47:04 GMT
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> I'm writing an utility that changes the cursor pixmap for the root
> window.  Initially the program should display the current root window
> cursor in a button, but I can't seem to get access to the cursor's
> pixmap.  The best I can do is to get the cursor's ID thru the
> window's property, but a cursor ID ain't a pixmap ID.

As far as I can tell there is absolutely no way to find out what a
given cursor looks like, except possibly for the very special case of
the default root cursor, and even that involves some unpleasant
assumptions.

					der Mouse

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