From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kevin Rodgers Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: changing the shape/visability of the mouse-pointer Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:58:40 -0700 (MST) Organization: Information Handling Services, Electronic Systems Development Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <15920.36800.391065.368162@ihs.com> References: <3E308899.5060704@ihs.com> <3E308D6D.6070805@as.arizona.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1043370017 31739 80.91.224.249 (24 Jan 2003 01:00:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 01:00:17 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18bsCb-0008FY-00 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 02:00:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18bsCk-0007uO-00 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 20:00:22 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18bsCA-0007CQ-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:59:46 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18bsC2-0006ne-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:59:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mail1.ihs.com ([170.207.70.222]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18bsC0-0006Lp-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:59:36 -0500 Original-Received: from briard.ihs.com (esd80.ihs.com [170.207.51.80]) by mail1.ihs.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with SMTP id h0O0wUgW025336; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:58:30 -0700 (MST) Original-To: don fisher In-Reply-To: <3E308D6D.6070805@as.arizona.edu> X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under GNU Emacs 19.34.3 X-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:5920 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:5920 don fisher writes: > Thanks for your quick response. I tried the command you suggested, then > examined the variable. I shows 116, which according to my Xlib ref > manual is the XC_sb_v_double_arrow. But when I move the cursor around, I > still have the I beam. Is there any trick to turning it on? > > x-pointer-shape's value is > 116 File: elisp, Node: Pointer Shapes, Next: X Selections, Prev: Dialog Boxes, Up: Frames ... The values you can use, to specify either of these pointer shapes, are defined in the file `lisp/term/x-win.el'. Use `M-x apropos RET x-pointer RET' to see a list of them. > Documentation: > The shape of the pointer when over text. > Changing the value does not affect existing frames > unless you set the mouse color. > Is it correct to assume the above comment does not apply if I start a > fresh emacs session? I guess not. -- Kevin Rodgers