X options (Re: [PLUG] Drop Shaddow Cursor w/ XFree)

[Kevin Brosius <kbrosius@kns.com>]

gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 01:59:43PM -0500, JP Toto wrote:
> > Yeah, this one definitely has the alpha blending... can't seem to set the
> > "CursorShadow" option to false, though, in the mouse section...
> 
> Googling for "CursorShadow xfree86 4" produces three different ideas
> of what that field should include:
> 
> {1|0}:
> 
>   http://thorstenhaas.de/toshiba2410/files/XF86Config-4
> 
> {on|off}:
> 
>   http://perkypants.org/dotfiles/system/XF86Config-4.xinerama.html
> 
> {true|false}:
> 
>   http://mobilix.org/toshiba_s5005_s504_xf86config_4.html
> 
> The first and third put the setting in the Device section, the second
> puts it in the Screen section (commented).
> 
> Now, maybe all three of these are valid keywords for a boolean type


Yep, you've hit it.  XFree86 supports extremely flexible option parsing,
allowing multiple boolean names.  Also, case and some spacing characters
are ignored (ie. '_' are optional in all keywords.)


> under XF86 4, but that feels shady. Have you tried all three
> versions of the negative? And where are *you* specifying it?

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Kevin Brosius
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