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From: scoob@vlsi.polymtl.ca (Scoob)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: How to use an xbm for a new CURSOR?
Message-ID: <1991Apr6.192105.10727@vlsi.polymtl.ca>
Date: 6 Apr 91 19:21:05 GMT
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	Hi Xperts...

	Just a little question on how to use an xbm file to have a cute
	cursor. 

	I recently fetched a couple of bitmap files from a host at dec.com
	(can't remember the name) and only two or tree of them had an 
	associated mask file.

	To use a bitmap file as a cursor, I tried
	xsetroot -cursor <bitfile> <maskfile>.  It works well for the files
	with a maskfile but for the others, it won't work without the
	second argument (maskfile).

	So I guess the question really is:  How do I generate a mask file
	for those nice bitmaps?

	Could anyone point me to an Xbitmap editor I could use to
	edit my own bitmap cursors.  

	Could I use a gif filtered to an xbitmap as a cursor?

	How does the bitmap(1) program work.  It says it takes an ascii
	file as an input ????

	
	Thanks for your time.

		Scoob


	scoob@vlsi.polymtl.ca