scoob@vlsi.polymtl.ca (Scoob) (04/07/91)
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