On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 08:45 -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote: > * Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca> [070503 08:21]: > > > I was wondering if it would be possible to configure the mouse pointer > > to disappear when not in use. I know I can just move it out of the way > > into a corner somewhere, not a big deal. But if it's possible to have > > the pointer just disappear after a few seconds of inactivity, and > > reappear the next time I move it, that would be handy. > > > > Not a real burning issue, I know. Is this possible, and if so how? Is > > this something that X can do, or is it controlled by the wm? > > I have been running unclutter (a Debian package) from an X terminal: > > $ unclutter -idle 1 & > > The & causes unclutter to run in the background. See the man page for > unclutter. Run it from you session manager. Works just as well. I use xfce and it runs just fine from it. -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup
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