Re: [Usability] A few questions about mouse pointers

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Sun, 12 Mar 2006, Joachim Noreiko wrote:

> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 07:54:24 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Joachim Noreiko <jnoreiko yahoo com>
> To: Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>
> Cc: Gnome usability <usability gnome org>,
>      GNOME Documentation <gnome-doc-list gnome org>
> Subject: Re: [Usability] A few questions about mouse pointers
>
>
> --- Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie> wrote:
>
> > > we can't get a picture of that one, btw. Any ideas
> > > how?
> >
> > Aside from rummaging through the source code trying
> > to find a pixmap?
>
> It appears that X pointers are stored in some arcane
> format.

What format?  (XPM, XBM, ???)

Between ImageMagick, the GNU Image Manipulation Program and a few other
utilities I can usually manage to sort something out.

> > Byzantz, Istanbul or some other screen recorder
> > might be easier.
>
> Any tips of actions that will produce the pointer?

Don't know, I was thinking of using those applications to take a crude
screenshot and then do some cleanup in an image editor, nothing
particularly clever.

- Alan H.