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index 84980ce20..a847917f2 100644
--- a/lib/libXcursor/man/Xcursor.man
+++ b/lib/libXcursor/man/Xcursor.man
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\"
-.\" Copyright © 2021 Thomas E. Dickey
+.\" Copyright © 2021,2024 Thomas E. Dickey
.\" Copyright © 2002 Keith Packard
.\"
.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
@@ -25,14 +25,17 @@
.el .ta 0.5i 1.0i 1.5i 2.0i
..
.de PS
-.sp
.ns
-.TP \\$1
+.TP
.na
.nf
.ie n .ta 0.8i 3.0i
.el .ta 0.5i 2.0i
..
+.de PC
+.sp
+.PS
+..
.de PE
.br
.ad
@@ -71,8 +74,8 @@
.TH XCURSOR __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "X Version 11"
.hy 0
.SH NAME
-Xcursor \- Cursor management library
-.
+Xcursor \-
+Cursor management library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h>
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ 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
+.SS "CURSOR FILES"
Xcursor defines a new format for cursors on disk.
Each file holds
one or more cursor images.
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ The file header looks like:
\fIversion\fP\^: CARD32 file version number
\fIntoc\fP\^: CARD32 number of toc entries
\fItoc\fP\^: LISTofTOC table of contents
-.in -.2i
+.QE
.P
Each table of contents entry looks like:
.LP
@@ -131,7 +134,6 @@ Each table of contents entry looks like:
\fIposition\fP\^: CARD32 absolute byte position of table in file
.QE
.P
-.P
Each chunk in the file has set of common header fields followed by
additional type-specific fields:
.LP
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ Within the theme directory,
it looks for cursor files in the \*(``cursors\*('' subdirectory.
.IP
Xcursor looks for a specific file,
-which must be one of the cursor \fIshape\fP names,
+which must be one of the cursor \fIshape\fP names,
e.g., as used in XcursorLibraryLoadImage or XcursorLibraryShape.
.bP
If it finds no matching cursor file in the \*(``cursors\*('' subdirectory,
@@ -308,16 +310,15 @@ typedef struct _XcursorFile {
int (*seek) (XcursorFile *file, long offset, int whence);
};
.QE
-.fi
.
.SH FUNCTIONS
.
-.SS Object Management
+.SS "Object Management"
.PS
XcursorImage *XcursorImageCreate (
int \fIwidth\fP,
int \fIheight\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
void XcursorImageDestroy (
XcursorImage *\fIimage\fP)
.PE
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ The size is set to the maximum of \fIwidth\fP and \fIheight\fP.
.PS
XcursorImages *XcursorImagesCreate (
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
void XcursorImagesDestroy (
XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
.PE
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ On allocation, \fInimage\fP is set to zero.
XcursorCursors *XcursorCursorsCreate (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
void XcursorCursorsDestroy (
XcursorCursors *\fIcursors\fP)
.PE
@@ -347,25 +348,25 @@ 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.
+.SS "Reading and writing images"
.
.PS
XcursorImage *XcursorXcFileLoadImage (
XcursorFile *\fIfile\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorXcFileLoadImages (
XcursorFile *\fIfile\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorXcFileLoadAllImages (
XcursorFile *\fIfile\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorXcFileLoad (
XcursorFile *\fIfile\fP,
XcursorComments **\fIcommentsp\fP,
XcursorImages **\fIimagesp\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorXcFileSave (
XcursorFile *\fIfile\fP,
const XcursorComments *\fIcomments\fP,
@@ -378,23 +379,23 @@ After reading, the file pointer will be left at some random place in the file.
XcursorImage *XcursorFileLoadImage (
FILE *\fIfile\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorFileLoadImages (
FILE *\fIfile\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorFileLoadAllImages (
FILE *\fIfile\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorFileLoad (
FILE *\fIfile\fP,
XcursorComments **\fIcommentsp\fP,
XcursorImages **\fIimagesp\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorFileSaveImages (
FILE *\fIfile\fP,
const XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorFileSave (
FILE *\fIfile\fP,
const XcursorComments *\fIcomments\fP,
@@ -407,23 +408,23 @@ Writing flushes before returning so that any errors should be detected.
XcursorImage *XcursorFilenameLoadImage (
const char *\fIfilename\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorFilenameLoadImages (
const char *\fIfilename\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorFilenameLoadAllImages (
const char *\fIfile\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorFilenameLoad (
const char *\fIfile\fP,
XcursorComments **\fIcommentsp\fP,
XcursorImages **\fIimagesp\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorFilenameSaveImages (
const char *\fIfilename\fP,
const XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorFilenameSave (
const char *\fIfile\fP,
const XcursorComments *\fIcomments\fP,
@@ -431,13 +432,13 @@ XcursorBool XcursorFilenameSave (
.PE
These parallel the stdio FILE interfaces above, but take filenames.
.
-.SS Reading library images
+.SS "Reading library images"
.PS
XcursorImage *XcursorLibraryLoadImage (
const char *\fIname\fP,
const char *\fItheme\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorLibraryLoadImages (
const char *\fIname\fP,
const char *\fItheme\fP,
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ and (on success)
it calls XcursorImagesSetName to associate \fIname\fP with the result.
.RE
.
-.SS Library attributes
+.SS "Library attributes"
.PS
const char * XcursorLibraryPath (void)
.PE
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ return that value.
Otherwise, return the compiled-in search path.
.RE
.
-.PS
+.PC
int XcursorLibraryShape (
const char *\fIlibrary\fP)
.PE
@@ -495,13 +496,13 @@ used in an X cursor font).
If not found, return -1.
.RE
.
-.SS Cursor APIs
+.SS "Cursor APIs"
.
.PS
Cursor XcursorFilenameLoadCursor (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
const char *\fIfile\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorCursors *XcursorFilenameLoadCursors (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
const char *\fIfile\fP)
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ These load cursors from the specified file.
Cursor XcursorLibraryLoadCursor (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
const char *\fIname\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorCursors *XcursorLibraryLoadCursors (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
const char *\fIname\fP)
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ XRenderCreateCursor is used if ARGB is supported on the display, and
XCreatePixmapCursor is used otherwise.
.RE
.
-.PS
+.PC
Cursor XcursorImagesLoadCursor(
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
const XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
@@ -557,14 +558,14 @@ Normally it returns the resulting array pointer.
On any failure, it discards the result XcursorCursorsDestroy,
and returns NULL.
.
-.SS X Cursor Name APIs
+.SS "X Cursor Name APIs"
.
.PS
XcursorImage *XcursorShapeLoadImage (
unsigned int \fIshape\fP,
const char *\fItheme\fP,
int \fIsize\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorImages *XcursorShapeLoadImages (
unsigned int \fIshape\fP,
const char *\fItheme\fP,
@@ -577,14 +578,14 @@ then load the images.
Cursor XcursorShapeLoadCursor (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
unsigned int \fIshape\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorCursors *XcursorShapeLoadCursors (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
unsigned int \fIshape\fP)
.PE
These map \fIshape\fP to a library name and then load the cursors.
.
-.SS X Cursor Comment APIs
+.SS "X Cursor Comment APIs"
.PS
XcursorComment *XcursorCommentCreate (
XcursorUInt \fIcomment_type\fP,
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ void XcursorCommentsDestroy (
Deallocates the given XcursorComments structure
as well as the XcursorComment structures which it points to.
.
-.SS Animated Cursors
+.SS "Animated Cursors"
.PS
XcursorAnimate * XcursorAnimateCreate (
XcursorCursors *\fIcursors\fP)
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ incrementing the sequence number to prepare for the next call.
The caller is responsible for displaying the series of Cursor images.
Xcursor does not do that.
.
-.SS Glyph Cursor APIs
+.SS "Glyph Cursor APIs"
The X11 XCreateFontCursor and XCreateGlyphCursor functions use
this part of the API to extend the X core cursors feature to use themes.
.PS
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ Xcursor calls XcursorShapeLoadImages to load the cursor images.
If successful, Xcursor uses XcursorImagesLoadCursor
to load the cursor information.
.
-.SS Display Information APIs
+.SS "Display Information APIs"
.
.PS
XcursorBool XcursorSupportsARGB (
@@ -759,6 +760,20 @@ int XcursorGetDefaultSize (
Gets the default cursor size.
.
.PS
+XcursorBool XcursorSetResizable (
+ Display *\fIdpy\fP,
+ XcursorBool \fIresizable\fP)
+.PE
+Sets the current resizable-cursors state.
+.
+.PS
+XcursorBool XcursorGetResizable (
+ Display *\fIdpy\fP)
+.PE
+Gets the current resizable-cursors state.
+.
+.
+.PS
XcursorBool XcursorSetTheme (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
const char *\fItheme\fP)
@@ -771,18 +786,18 @@ char *XcursorGetTheme (
.PE
Gets the current theme name.
.
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorGetThemeCore (
Display *\fIdpy\fP)
-.PS
+.PC
XcursorBool XcursorSetThemeCore (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
XcursorBool \fItheme_core\fP)
.PE
-Get or set property which tells Xcursor whether to
+Get or set property which tells Xcursor whether to
enable themes for core cursors.
.
-.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables can be used to override resource settings,
which in turn override compiled-in default values.
.PP
@@ -850,6 +865,13 @@ rather than the compiled-in default list.
.IP
Directories in this path are separated by colons (:).
.TP 15
+.B XCURSOR_RESIZED
+Enables automatic resizing of cursors to improve their displayed size
+if the environment variable is \fItrue\fP.
+.IP
+If the environment variable is not given,
+Xcursor tries the \fBXcursor.resized\fP resource.
+.TP 15
.B XCURSOR_SIZE
This variable sets the desired cursor size, in pixels.
.IP
@@ -881,6 +903,15 @@ Xcursor tries the \fBXcursor.theme_core\fP resource.
.IP
An application can enable or disable themes using XcursorSetThemeCore.
.
+.SH CAVEATS
+.B Xcursor
+will probably change radically in the future; weak attempts will be made to
+retain some level of source-file compatibility.
+.
+.SH AUTHORS
+Keith Packard
+Thomas E. Dickey
+.
.SH SEE ALSO
.na
XCreateRenderCursor(__libmansuffix__),
@@ -893,11 +924,3 @@ as well as
\fIIcon Theme Specification\fP
.br
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/
-.
-.SH RESTRICTIONS
-.B Xcursor
-will probably change radically in the future; weak attempts will be made to
-retain some level of source-file compatibility.
-.
-.SH AUTHOR
-Keith Packard