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diff --git a/xdeadzone.rst b/xdeadzone.rst index ff12bd7..20e9c90 100644 --- a/xdeadzone.rst +++ b/xdeadzone.rst @@ -27,16 +27,27 @@ xdeadzone **--help** | **--version** DESCRIPTION =========== -xdeadzone's job is to create a window of a specified size, and prevent -the mouse pointer from entering it. +**xdeadzone**'s job is to create a window of a specified size and +position, and prevent the mouse pointer from entering it. The intended use for it is to keep the mouse out of the "dead zone" of a multi-head X display where the monitors don't all have the same -resolution. +resolution. When used for this purpose, there will be no visible +**xdeadzone** window (if there is, you've got the size and/or position +wrong). It could also be useful for covering annoying parts of the screen, e.g. advertisements in ad-driven software like the Opera browser, or -Adobe Reader. +Adobe Reader. Use **-abs** (absolute positioning) mode for this. + +When **xdeadzone** is running in a visible part of the screen, it'll +appear as a solid white rectangle with no title bar or window frame; +it'll stay on top of other windows; and it will appear on every +virtual desktop. + +**xdeadzone** has been tested with various window managers and desktop +environments, and works properly with at least: KDE (Plasma 5), XFCE +4, Fmwv2, WindowMaker, BlackBox, and FluxBox. OPTIONS ======= @@ -134,3 +145,8 @@ AUTHORS ======= **xdeadzone** was written by B. Watson (urchlay@slackware.uk). + +SEE ALSO +======== + +**xrandr**\(1) |