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authorThomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>2021-05-04 04:20:14 -0400
committerThomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>2021-05-05 20:18:31 -0400
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mention "Inherits=" lists
Signed-off-by: Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
-rw-r--r--man/Xcursor.man87
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diff --git a/man/Xcursor.man b/man/Xcursor.man
index 5ec19d0..84980ce 100644
--- a/man/Xcursor.man
+++ b/man/Xcursor.man
@@ -88,24 +88,32 @@ the library automatically picks the best size.
.
.SH FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW
Xcursor is built in a couple of layers; at the bottom layer is code which
-can load cursor images from files. Above that is a layer which locates
-cursor files based on the library path and theme. At the top is a layer
+can load cursor images from files.
+Above that is a layer which locates
+cursor files based on the library path and theme.
+At the top is a layer
which builds cursors either out of an image loaded from a file or one of the
-standard X cursors. When using images loaded from files, Xcursor prefers
-to use the Render extension CreateCursor request if supported by the X
-server. Where not supported, Xcursor maps the cursor image to a standard X
+standard X cursors.
+When using images loaded from files, Xcursor prefers
+to use the Render extension CreateCursor request if supported by the X server.
+Where not supported, Xcursor maps the cursor image to a standard X
cursor and uses the core CreateCursor request.
.
.SS CURSOR FILES
-Xcursor defines a new format for cursors on disk. Each file holds
-one or more cursor images. Each cursor image is tagged with a nominal size
-so that the best size can be selected automatically. Multiple cursors of
+Xcursor defines a new format for cursors on disk.
+Each file holds
+one or more cursor images.
+Each cursor image is tagged with a nominal size
+so that the best size can be selected automatically.
+Multiple cursors of
the same nominal size can be loaded together; applications are expected to
use them as an animated sequence.
.P
Cursor files are stored as a header containing a table of contents followed
-by a sequence of chunks. The table of contents indicates the type, subtype
-and position in the file of each chunk. The file header looks like:
+by a sequence of chunks.
+The table of contents indicates the type, subtype
+and position in the file of each chunk.
+The file header looks like:
.LP
.QS
\fImagic\fP\^: CARD32 "Xcur" (0x58, 0x63, 0x75, 0x72)
@@ -135,7 +143,8 @@ additional type-specific fields:
.QE
.P
There are currently two chunk types defined for cursor files; comments and
-images. Comments look like:
+images.
+Comments look like:
.LP
.QS
\fIheader\fP\^: 20 Comment headers are 20 bytes
@@ -171,8 +180,8 @@ Images look like:
.QE
.
.SS THEMES
-Xcursor (mostly) follows the freedesktop.org spec for theming icons. The
-default search path it uses is
+Xcursor (mostly) follows the freedesktop.org spec for theming icons.
+The default search path it uses is
.sp
.RS
__XCURSORPATH__
@@ -203,6 +212,13 @@ that as well.
Xcursor ignores other \fIkeys\fP in the \*(``index.theme\*('' file,
including \*(``Name\*('' (i.e., the name which a graphical
application may use as the \fIpresentation name\fP).
+.PP
+More than one \fItheme-name\fP may be listed on the \fBInherits=\fP line.
+The freedesktop.org spec states that list items are separated by commas.
+Xcursor also accepts semicolon,
+but translates both to colon when searching the path.
+Xcursor expects only one \fBInherits=\fP line;
+the freedesktop.org spec is unclear whether multiple keys are allowed.
.RE
.PP
If no theme is set, or if no cursor is found for the specified theme
@@ -216,7 +232,8 @@ It always uses the first cursor file found while searching along the path.
.
.TP
.B XcursorImage
-holds a single cursor image in memory. Each pixel in the cursor is a 32-bit
+holds a single cursor image in memory.
+Each pixel in the cursor is a 32-bit
value containing ARGB with A in the high byte.
.sp
.QC
@@ -245,8 +262,9 @@ typedef struct _XcursorImages {
.
.TP
.B XcursorCursors
-Holds multiple Cursor objects. They're all freed when the XcursorCursors is
-freed. These are reference counted so that multiple XcursorAnimate
+Holds multiple Cursor objects.
+They are all freed when the XcursorCursors is freed.
+These are reference counted so that multiple XcursorAnimate
structures can use the same XcursorCursors.
.sp
.QC
@@ -260,7 +278,8 @@ typedef struct _XcursorCursors {
.
.TP
.B XcursorAnimate
-References a set of cursors and a sequence within that set. Multiple
+References a set of cursors and a sequence within that set.
+Multiple
XcursorAnimate structures may reference the same XcursorCursors; each
holds a reference which is removed when the XcursorAnimate is freed.
.sp
@@ -273,9 +292,10 @@ typedef struct _XcursorAnimate {
.
.TP
.B XcursorFile
-Xcursor provides an abstract API for accessing the file data. Xcursor
-provides a stdio implementation of this abstract API; applications
-are free to create additional implementations. These functions
+Xcursor provides an abstract API for accessing the file data.
+Xcursor provides a stdio implementation of this abstract API; applications
+are free to create additional implementations.
+These functions
parallel the stdio functions in return value and expected argument values;
the read and write functions flip the arguments around to match the POSIX
versions.
@@ -301,8 +321,8 @@ XcursorImage *XcursorImageCreate (
void XcursorImageDestroy (
XcursorImage *\fIimage\fP)
.PE
-Allocate and free images. On allocation, the hotspot and the pixels are
-left uninitialized.
+Allocate and free images.
+On allocation, the hotspot and the pixels are left uninitialized.
The size is set to the maximum of \fIwidth\fP and \fIheight\fP.
.
.PS
@@ -312,8 +332,8 @@ XcursorImages *XcursorImagesCreate (
void XcursorImagesDestroy (
XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
.PE
-Allocate and free arrays to hold multiple cursor images. On allocation,
-\fInimage\fP is set to zero.
+Allocate and free arrays to hold multiple cursor images.
+On allocation, \fInimage\fP is set to zero.
.
.PS
XcursorCursors *XcursorCursorsCreate (
@@ -323,8 +343,8 @@ XcursorCursors *XcursorCursorsCreate (
void XcursorCursorsDestroy (
XcursorCursors *\fIcursors\fP)
.PE
-Allocate and free arrays to hold multiple cursors. On allocation,
-\fIncursor\fP is set to zero, \fIref\fP is set to one.
+Allocate and free arrays to hold multiple cursors.
+On allocation, \fIncursor\fP is set to zero, \fIref\fP is set to one.
.
.
.SS Reading and writing images.
@@ -351,8 +371,8 @@ XcursorBool XcursorXcFileSave (
const XcursorComments *\fIcomments\fP,
const XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
.PE
-These read and write cursors from an XcursorFile handle. After reading, the
-file pointer will be left at some random place in the file.
+These read and write cursors from an XcursorFile handle.
+After reading, the file pointer will be left at some random place in the file.
.
.PS
XcursorImage *XcursorFileLoadImage (
@@ -380,8 +400,8 @@ XcursorBool XcursorFileSave (
const XcursorComments *\fIcomments\fP,
const XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
.PE
-These read and write cursors from a stdio FILE handle. Writing flushes
-before returning so that any errors should be detected.
+These read and write cursors from a stdio FILE handle.
+Writing flushes before returning so that any errors should be detected.
.
.PS
XcursorImage *XcursorFilenameLoadImage (
@@ -728,8 +748,9 @@ XcursorBool XcursorSetDefaultSize (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
.PE
-Sets the default size for cursors on the specified display. When loading
-cursors, those whose nominal size is closest to this size will be preferred.
+Sets the default size for cursors on the specified display.
+When loading cursors,
+those whose nominal size is closest to this size will be preferred.
.
.PS
int XcursorGetDefaultSize (
@@ -869,6 +890,8 @@ XCreateFontCursor(__libmansuffix__)
.PP
as well as
.IP
+\fIIcon Theme Specification\fP
+.br
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/
.
.SH RESTRICTIONS