[daip] Re: aips tv cursor

[Eric Greisen]

John Hibbard writes:
 > Eric,
 > 
 > I'm working on a different machine here, and my aips tv cursor
 > is a wiping hand. Its impossible for me to find what pixel
 > I am under for flagging or locating values. Is there a way
 > I can change what this cursor is (to an arrow preferably),
 > or is this a function of the window manager or such?
 > 
 > I am on Bonobo in cv.
 > 
 > Thanks for any help,

You should have a file in your home area called .Xdefaults.  This file
can contain all sorts of commands to XAS including cursor shape - see
HELP XAS for details.  I just tried it setting the shpae to 128 and
got the promised ellipse with center dot in my requested color
(purple).  When I go back to 30 I get a little plus with a hole in the
middle but its color is black and white (odd that).

Do a KLEENEX from aips.  Then, after editing the file, type at the
command line

xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults

Then start up aips again - you may have to wait a while until the
inet address is known not to be in use

Eric Greisen