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From: brsmith@cs.umn.edu (Brian R. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: OpenWindows: How does it work?
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.172558.4483@cs.umn.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 17:25:58 GMT
References: <9102060028.AA04676@lightning.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
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In <9102060028.AA04676@lightning.McRCIM.McGill.EDU> mouse@lightning.mcrcim.mcgill.EDU writes:

>>> [Openwindows 2.0]

>>> While we're at it, why do Sunview applications always have that
>>> annoying white border around them?  Is there any way to get rid of
>>> it?

>[previous text indicates border is 16 pixels wide.]

>> The white border is a hack to keep the SunView cursor from leaving
>> "turds" on the X11/NeWS screen and vice versa, since each window
>> system wants to manage the cursor themselves.  It works most of the
>> time, but I agree it is aesthetically displeasing.

>Does this imply that the X side of X11/NeWS is limited to 16x16
>cursors?

Nope.  I have a 32x64 Bart cursor - it works ok, but you get those
"turds" on both X and sunview windows.

>And in passing, why white?  Shouldn't it be user-selectable?  (A
>16-pixel border of white would be quite glaring on my screen, which
>is always white-on-black.)

I'd like to turn the border off completely - it's an ugly hack that
only works with small cursors, so it's not doing ME any good...
Sadly, there is (apparently) no option to do so.  I expect I'll
suffer through somehow.
--
Brian