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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [Fwd: [kde-linux] Left Handed Mouse Pointers?]
From:       Lubos Lunak <l.lunak () suse ! cz>
Date:       2004-09-13 13:35:25
Message-ID: 200409131535.25836.l.lunak () suse ! cz
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On Thursday 09 of September 2004 19:00, Tina Trillitzsch wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 18:30:59 -0300, Datschge <datschge@gmx.de> wrote:
> > On Thursday 09 September 2004 11:47, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> >> This is really an X issue, but it might be nice if KDE could do
> >> this.
> >
> > Control Center -> Peripherals -> Mouse -> General -> Button Order
>
> I think he means the orientation of the mouse pointer pixmap itself.
> If you change your mouse settings in kcontrol to left-handed, the
> pointer still points to the left, which feels a bit awkward.
> Although the main button is now on the right side, the pointer
> doesn't reflect it and points into the opposite direction.  I can
> sympathize. I'm left-handed, too, and maybe that is one of the
> reasons why I still use the mouse with my right hand and also with
> the right-handed button order.

 Get some xcursors theme which includes the sources, flip the png's or 
whatever, adjust the hostspot in the .conf files[*], and regenerate. Nice 
work for a small script.

[*] The format of the .conf files seems to be <size> <xhot> <yhot> <file>

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