X With No Mouse Cursor

innocent_white_lamb writes "I am using an X-based menu that doesn't recognize a mouse. Keyboard input only. I load the menu with the command "startx -e menu", which loads the menu and gets stuff going without any need for a window manager. The problem is that the mouse cursor sits in the middle of the screen and, without a mouse attached, there appears to be no way to move it or get rid of it. I've asked around and nobody seems to have run into this situation before. So my question is, how do you get rid of the mouse cursor under X without using a window manager?"

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Re:Use the force Luke!

[Henry V .009]

But it's still there. The entire time you're using the system, you know the pointer is there, just beyond your awareness, lurking. You can almost hear the phantom 'click-click' in your head as you work. Your mind creates false images, convincing you that you've glimpsed it from the corner of your eye. Finally, you take the monitor in your two hands and crash it into the wall, screaming: "I know you're in there!" You shake in rage as you rustle through the broken components looking for the little white group of pixels.

Ah...let's just say that your suggestion didn't work for me.

The obvious answer

[WIAKywbfatw]

So my question is, how do you get rid of the mouse cursor under X without using a window manager?

Get a cat cursor to chase it away!