How to Change the Mouse Color?

[preeti singh]

Hi, I need to change the COLOR of my mouse in Linux for ALL applications. Can anyone tell me what is the best way to do that.

I am preety much planning on writing an automated script that just randomly changes the color of the mouse.

I tried "xsetroot -curosor " but if the file is .xbm type it doesn't let me change its color. If the file is .bmp type if i change the color it says invalid bmp file.

I need help in this really urgent... I've been trying to figure out on my own but no hope Please help.

Thanks

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

You can set cursor color in /home//.Xdefaults file or on the command line interface (read the man page for xterm "man xterm").

Regards,
Sergejs

[preeti singh]

But what do I write in .Xdefaults... I want the mouse color to change for all applications, i.e. Mozilla, etc. not just for xterm.

Thanks

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

Most apps do control
the shape and color of the mouse-pointer themselves and this is usually
set with X resources or command-line options.


Sergejs

[John Meissner]

is this for a practical joke on a coworker? a mouse constantly changing colors would drive me crazy after a short time. If you do manage to accomplish this I'd like to know so I could change a coworkers mouse.... i'm a bit of a prankster at times.

[preeti singh]

no actually its not a joke... i don't know if you are familiar with Virtual network computing. i have developed a program that would allow vnc connection to several vnc servers at the same time , you can go from one server to another by simply gliding the cursor to the end of the screen. but if several clients connect to one vnc server we have a problem of identification of whose mouse is whose. thus thats why I need a different id for each vnc connection.
ya.. i think i almost got it... will let u know.. in few days