Which brings up the question, how to code this thing? ;-)

I never looked at XALF (or whatever it is), which probably would be a
good idea, but since we already have app start notification the first
thing that occurs to me would be sending a XClientMessage to KApp asking
it to change the cursor back and forth. 

Rik Hemsley wrote:
> 
> #if F@lk Brettschneider
> 
> > This is very true. The current GUI approach for application launching is
> > not very intuitive for many users.
> > That's why I second Torsten Rahn.
> > The visual launch-feedback of the taskbar should be moved to the mouse
> > cursor where it will be noticed by all users, immediately and in an easy
> > way.
> > The mouse cursor could stay as an arrow but with the animated launch
> > symbol, additionally.
> 
> Someone going to write a patch and we test it on users by making it an
> option ? Seems like the best way to me. If the users say 'I like it', we
> make it default and make the current method an option. If half the users
> like it, we make it an option. If the users hate it, we drop it. Just
> someone make a patch, eh ?
> 
> Rik