[sp1rit]

The thing I like about the Xcursor image format is that it so extremely simple[0]. Every semi-competent developer should be able to implement a parser/writer for the format in under an hour.

But encoding the images with PNG does make sense, given the wide availability of libpng and the potential file size savings. I don't know how the feel about SVG support. One the one hand using vector graphics for cursors seems like a great idea but SVG is a very complex format, with the only real parser available being librsvg, which massively increases toolchain complexity. Too bad PostScript doesn't support transparency.

[0]:https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/man/man3/Xcursor.3.xh...

[layer8]

> PostScript

I’m not sure we want a turing-complete language as a cursor format. ;)

But I agree that a simpler vector format than the kitchen sink that is SVG would be good.

[thayne]

I think the world is badly in need of a simple, modern, and widely available vector graphics format.

[iforgotpassword]

Makes me think of the haiku icon format.