Re: X cursor

--- Brian Paul <brian-CdwZJljFklH+2FeEXyspIVaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Keith Packard wrote:
> > Around 21 o'clock on Nov 13, David Morse wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>I've always wondered, what *is* the mouse cursor?  Do video cards
> have a 
> >>2 bit overlay plane just for the mouse cursor, or are they doing 
> >>save-unders, or what?
> > 
> > 
> > Most have a 2-bit overlay, newer ones have a 32-bit ARGB overlay.
> 
> But this is really more like a sprite (of limited width/height) than
> a 
> full-screen overlay, right?

That's my understanding.  on radeon for instance the max size is 64x64.

> 
> -Brian
> 


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