Re: Mimicking UNIX Eyes

The application you used is xeyes. You can get the source code for the ubuntu package from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xeyes/xeyes_1.0.1.orig.tar.gz, which might give you a clue as to some of the mechanics involved.

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Re^2: Mimicking UNIX Eyes by gmargo (Hermit) on Dec 17, 2009 at 23:35 UTC
That is an excellent idea, so I did just that. The source is included in the `x11-apps` package. I got the 8.04/hardy source http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/x11-apps. My crude analysis is that `xeyes` polls the mouse position. It polls frequently when there is mouse activity but then backs off on the polling interval when there is no activity. There is no hook into a mouse handler.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Mimicking UNIX Eyes by merrymonk (Hermit) on Dec 17, 2009 at 15:33 UTC
Thanks to everyone. I will pursue this further.	[reply]