Can I see previews of .CurXPTheme files?
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 by rabid robot | Discussion: Stardock Software
I love Cursor XP and have acquired dozens of neat cursors. When I want to use a new cursor, I go to the Mouse Control Panel CursorXP tab and a new one. This is also where I add new downloaded themes via . My frustration is I have to a theme, let it load, then look and see if it's the one I want. Is there a method for seeing previews of available cursors, or say, thumbnails in a Windows Explorer window?
Koasati
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:46 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:46 PM
Other than viewing the cursors in the preview window on the CursorXP tab, I know of no other method. Of course you could open the theme with a zip program, and extract them to view the images, but that's not going to show the cursors in their working state..... only CursorXP can read the CurXPTheme format.
Concerning your missing words....... there is a little 'bug' causing the server to strip out certain words....
rabid robot
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:55 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:55 PM
Thanks Koasati.
I would really only need a preview of the main cursor to aid me in my decision. Heh, now I need to consider if it's worth figuring out how to extract a single .bmp (.png ?) from each theme to use as a thumbnail. I didn't realize the theme files were essentially zips. I appreciate your response!
I would really only need a preview of the main cursor to aid me in my decision. Heh, now I need to consider if it's worth figuring out how to extract a single .bmp (.png ?) from each theme to use as a thumbnail. I didn't realize the theme files were essentially zips. I appreciate your response!
jebland
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:33 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:33 PM
I save the screenshots when I download the skins. I keep all my cursorXP screenshots in a sub-directory under CursorXP, and browse them when I am looking for one to match a theme. Actually, I have so many, I have sub-directories set up by color so I can easily find one that matches. 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:35 PM
...CursorXP tab and S-e-l-e-c-t a new one.
...new downloaded themes via B-r-o-w-s-e