xbanish(1)
hides the X11 mouse cursor when a key is pressed.
Description
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NAME
xbanish — hide the X11 mouse cursor when a key is pressed
SYNOPSIS
xbanish [-a] [-d] [-i modifier] [-m [
w ]nw|ne|sw|se] [-t seconds] [-s]
DESCRIPTION
xbanish hides the X11 mouse cursor when a key is pressed. The cursor is shown again when it is moved or a mouse button is pressed. This is similar to the xterm(1) setting pointerMode but the effect is global in the X11 session.
OPTIONS
-a
Always keep mouse cursor hidden while xbanish is running.
-d
Print debugging messages to stdout.
-i modifier
Ignore pressed key if modifier is used. Modifiers are: shift, lock (CapsLock), control, mod1 (Alt or Meta), mod2 (NumLock), mod3 (Hyper), mod4 (Super, Windows, or Command), mod5 (ISO Level 3 Shift), and all
-m [
w]nw|ne|sw|se
When hiding the mouse cursor, move it to this corner of the screen or current window, then move it back when showing the cursor.
-t seconds
Hide the mouse cursor after seconds have passed without mouse movement.
-s
Ignore scrolling events.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
xbanish was written by joshua stein <jcs@jcs.org>. GNU March 13, 2020$ XBANISH(1)