DXmCreateCursor(3X)DXmCreateCursor(3X)NAME
DXmCreateCursor - Creates a specific cursor.
SYNOPSIS
Cursor DXmCreateCursor(
Widget widget,
int cursorkind );
PARAMETERS
The widget from which display information is obtained. An integer that represents the type of cursor, as follows:
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Value Cursor Description
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decw$c_wait_cursor(4) A watch
decw$c_questionmark_cursor(54) A question mark
decw$c_inactive_cursor(6) A caution ("do not enter")
symbol
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The following X Window System fallbacks are provided in the event the DECwindows-specific cursors cannot be loaded:
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DECwindows-Specific Cursor X Fallback
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decw$c_wait_cursor XC_watch
decw$c_questionmark_cursor XC_question_arrow
decw$c_inactive_cursor XC_circle
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You can specify additional cursor symbols by examining the /usr/include/X11/decwcursor.h file. (X Window System fallbacks are pro-
vided for each of those cursors as well.)
DESCRIPTION
The DXmCreateCursor routine enables you to create a cursor that displays as a watch, question mark, or caution ("do not enter") symbol
(these are the most frequently used cursor symbols).
RETURN VALUES
The identifier (cursor ID) of the created cursor.
DXmCreateCursor(3X)
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XRecolorCursor, XFreeCursor, XQueryBestCursor - manipulate cursors
Syntax
XRecolorCursor(display, cursor, foreground_color, background_color)
Display *display;
Cursor cursor;
XColor *foreground_color, *background_color;
XFreeCursor(display, cursor)
Display *display;
Cursor cursor;
Status XQueryBestCursor(display, d, width, height, width_return, height_return)
Display *display;
Drawable d;
unsigned int width, height;
unsigned int *width_return, *height_return;
Arguments
background_color
Specifies the RGB values for the background of the source.
cursor Specifies the cursor.
d Specifies the drawable, which indicates the screen.
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
foreground_color
Specifies the RGB values for the foreground of the source.
width
height Specify the width and heightof the cursor that you want the size information for.
width_return
height_return
Return the best width and height that is closest to the specified width and height.
Description
The function changes the color of the specified cursor, and if the cursor is being displayed on a screen, the change is visible immedi-
ately.
can generate a error.
The function deletes the association between the cursor resource ID and the specified cursor. The cursor storage is freed when no other
resource references it. The specified cursor ID should not be referred to again.
can generate a error.
Some displays allow larger cursors than other displays. The function provides a way to find out what size cursors are actually possible on
the display. It returns the largest size that can be displayed. Applications should be prepared to use smaller cursors on displays that
cannot support large ones.
can generate a error.
Diagnostics
A value for a Cursor argument does not name a defined Cursor.
A value for a Drawable argument does not name a defined Window or Pixmap.
See AlsoXCreateColormap(3X11), XCreateFontCursor(3X11), XDefineCusor(3X11)
X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys
XRecolorCursor(3X11)