Replacing the I-beam cursor system wide.

[gene heskett]

On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 07:26:07 am rhubarbpieguy at gmail.com did opine:

> Is it possible to replace the I-beam cursor system wide through X?
> 
> In explanation, years ago I suggested (to deafening silence), that Open
> Office offer a block/blinking block or underscore/blinking underscore
> cursor.  However, I'd prefer no I-beam cursor in any application
> (browser, spreadsheet, email ... you name it).  If I understand
> correctly, X displays what the application directs.  Would it be
> possible to amend X to display a different cursor anytime it's directed
> by the application to display the I-beam?
> 

I'll 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th this suggestion, that IBeam is the single most 
obnoxious cursor ever drawn.  It is always in the way of at least 2 
characters.

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