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Date:      Sun, 18 Aug 2013 05:28:01 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Mouse Trails?
Message-ID:  <20130818052801.faf0e0f7.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <52101E80.6060407@cordula.ws>
References:  <kuneg7$1c1$1@ger.gmane.org> <20130817173126.e6f52195.freebsd@ edvax.de> <kuo7h8$74n$1@ger.gmane.org> <52101E80.6060407@cordula.ws>

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On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 03:08:16 +0200, cpghost wrote:
> On 08/17/13 18:14, Walter Hurry wrote:
> > On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:31:26 +0200, Polytropon wrote:
> > 
> >> If LXDE uses an ugly white mouse cursor, try changing it to black (the
> >> normal color for mouse cursors on all serious GUI systems). The
> >> classical way of solving the "where is the mouse cursor" problem is to
> >> install xeyes. :-)
> > 
> > I am reluctant to install Compiz, but xeyes looks to be just the ticket!
> 
> Good ole Xeyes... ;-)

Old but still useful in specific cases.



> But beware, xeyes crashes X server right now! Using
> 
> xeyes-1.1.1
> xorg-server-1.7.7_8,1
> 
> on
> FreeBSD 9.2-PRERELEASE #0 r253323 Sat Jul 13 21:00:32 CEST 2013 amd64

WHAT?! Unbelievable... that such a simple program could crash the
whole X server... Does this happen in similar programs (speyes,
wmeyes, xeyes+) too?



> @Polytropon: what version of xeyes/xorg-server are you using?

Currently none. My system is too old, I currently can't install any
new software without reinstalling the whole system. Still on 8.2 at
home, because I never touch a running system. :-)



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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