xlib questions

[Erez D]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:04 PM, ik <idokan at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2010/1/26 Erez D <erez0001 at gmail.com>
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> i need your help
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>> i am trying to grab a cursor image (i have the cursor's XID).
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>> xlib doesn't have any functions that does that.
>> xfixes have a function that reads the cursor image, but only the current
>> cursor
>> and i am trying to get a cursor which i have i'ts XID.
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>> XCopyArea(display,mycursor,...)  gives me a "bad drawable" error.
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>> anyone ?
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> Not a direct X answer, but rather a way to approach it.
> Draw the cursor image you have the XID above the captured image you have in
> the proper location for it.
> So you will have to combine two bitmaps into one.
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i didn't really get wht you mean, but drawing using the cursor XID i have
gives me a "bad drawable" error.


> Don't forget to mask the pointer prior to add it into the "background"
> image you place it on.
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