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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: Mouse blanker function?
From:       Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith () oracle ! com>
Date:       2015-09-29 4:17:59
Message-ID: 560A10F7.7050600 () oracle ! com
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On 09/28/15 09:05 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Monday 28 September 2015 23:57:24 Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>
>> On 09/28/15 08:36 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
>>> Greetings all;
>>>
>>> Is there such a critter as a mouse blanker in the xorg kit of
>>> utilities?
>>
>> Sorry, I've never heard of a "mouse blanker" before - what would such
>> a program do?
>
> It shuts off the pointer when you start typing, and brings it back when
> the mouse is moved.

Ah, that'd normally be handled by the text entry widget in the toolkit.

I don't know of any standard program that monitors for typing to determine
when to hide the mouse in other applications - it's tricky to monitor input
events without interfering with apps (though obviously not impossible as
xspy & other keyloggers have long proven).

-- 
	-Alan Coopersmith-              alan.coopersmith@oracle.com
	 Oracle Solaris Engineering - http://blogs.oracle.com/alanc
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