Ubuntu mouse cursor idea, pics attached.

[graigsmith]

Hi i had this ubuntu mouse cursor idea, and so i went ahead and did it in inkscape. does anyone like it? or hate it? anyone know how to make a mouse cursor theme out of it? Or know any good guides so i can turn this into a mouse cursor theme?

[Omnios]

I like it I might even use it if you make a package. Can you make it metalic lol.

[graigsmith]

i dont really know how to make an icon theme yet. know any good resources? i looked at some other icon themes, but i can't figure out what file format the icons are in.

[Omnios]

Found this on Gnome-look.org.
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=34031

[graigsmith]

hmm, i tried that and i couldn't figure out to use that.

[Omnios]

I tryed t o get ti working but does not seem to have a way of importing the images, Ill look for another

[Omnios]

Found this Xcursor theme tutorial on GNome-files
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=11428

[graigsmith]

cool thanks, i tried finding a tutorial even, and all that i found were tutorials for installing the cursor themes.

[graigsmith]

well, i can't figure out how to make this a mouse cursor. if anyone wants to try, here's the inkscape file.

[Omnios]

Checked synaptic and found this for icons and cursors. I think its a command line converter that transforms the image into the cursor format which is a first step as this seems to be what is holding us back. Check out icon-slicer in synaptic. Also xcursorgen which I can not seem to get to work.
tom@reboot:~$ xcursorgen --help
usage: xcursorgen [-Vh] [--version] [--help] [-p <dir>] [--prefix <dir>] [CONFIG [OUT]]
Generate an Xcursor file from a series of PNG images

-V, --version display the version number and exit
-?, --help display this message and exit
-p, --prefix <dir> find cursor images in <dir>

With no CONFIG, or when CONFIG is -, read standard input. Same with OUT and
standard output.
tom@reboot:~$

[commodore]

Download http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=32627 It has the sources from what it was created from. This way you can figure out how to create the configuration file. It's what I did. If I remember correctly the configuration file contains the location of the spot that clicks on stuff.