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DXmCreateCursor(3X)

NAME

DXmCreateCursor − Creates a specific cursor. 

SYNOPSIS

Cursor DXmCreateCursor(widget, cursorkind)
        Widget  widget;
        int     cursorkind;

PARAMETERS

The widget from which display information is obtained.  An integer that represents the type of cursor, as follows:

Value Cursor Description
decw$c_wait_cursor (4) A watch
decw$c_questionmark_cursor (54) A question mark
decw$c_inactive_cursor (6) A caution ("do not enter") symbol

The following X Window System fallbacks are provided in the event the DECwindows-specific cursors cannot be loaded:

DECwindows-Specific Cursor X Fallback
decw$c_wait_cursor XC_watch
decw$c_questionmark_cursor XC_question_arrow
decw$c_inactive_cursor XC_circle

You can specify additional cursor symbols by examining the /usr/include/X11/decwcursor.h file.  (X Window System fallbacks are provided for each of those cursors as well.) 

DESCRIPTION

The DXmCreateCursor routine enables you to create a cursor that displays as a watch, question mark, or caution ("do not enter") symbol (these are the most frequently used cursor symbols). 

RETURN VALUES

The identifier (cursor ID) of the created cursor. 

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