Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ll-xn!oberon!bbn!mit-eddie!killer!tness7!bellcore!dana From: dana@dino.bellcore.com (Dana A. Chee) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: setting cursor in xterm Message-ID: Date: 9 Jun 88 19:10:10 GMT References: <8806082142.AA06119@coco0.istc.sri.com> Sender: news@bellcore.bellcore.com Organization: Bellcore, Morristown, NJ USA Lines: 23 In-reply-to: wohler@SPAM.ISTC.SRI.COM.UUCP's message of 8 Jun 88 21:42:23 GMT In article <8806082142.AA06119@coco0.istc.sri.com> wohler@SPAM.ISTC.SRI.COM.UUCP writes: none of the following have any effect on xterm's cursor. is this feature not supported? [wohler@coco0:110]% xterm -xrm "xterm*pointerShape: gumby" [wohler@coco0:111]% xterm -xrm "xterm*pointerShape: XC_gumby" [wohler@coco0:112]% xterm -xrm "xterm*pointerShape: 56" [wohler@coco0:113]% xterm -xrm "xterm*pointerShape: \56" --bw Its "supported" but only for the values "xterm" and "arrow" which isn't made clear in the manual page, but is in the code. Any value that isn't "arrow" is defaulted to "xterm". Maybe this will one day be fixed (or eliminated). -- +*************************************************************************+ * Dana Chee (201) 829-4488 * * Bellcore * * Room 2Q-250 * * 445 South Street ARPA: dana@bellcore.com * * Morristown, NJ 07960-1910 UUCP: {gateways}!bellcore!dana * +*************************************************************************+