CursorFX Format?

Any info?

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Sorry if this is the wrong forum, I didn't see a cursorFX forum.

I'm trying to add a feature to my application to export a cursor to cursorFX format, but its apparently been changed to a format I can't comprehend (cursorXP was just a simple zip file)

 

Is the cursorFX format documented anywhere? Or am I gonna have to figure this out on my own?

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I thought that a .cursorfx file would be a zip file that's been renamed, just like .cursorxp files were. Is that not the case? Have you tried renaming a .cursorfx file to .zip and seeing if it opens with WinZip? At least that would confirm that it IS a different format..... B[]

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nope, they changed it for whatever reason.

File starts with "Copyright . 2007-2008 Stardock Corporation" and doesn't seem to contain any zip files embedded within. I'm thinking it may be raw png data in the file but I don't see any png headers inside either.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

from HERE

 

CursorFX File Formats

The CursorFX unique file format is ".CursorFX" (without quotes) and is used for existing themes or ones you create with the Editor.

CursorFX File Format:

  • Is a binary file.
  • Bundles different types of content: cursors, effects, trails, scripts, and graphics.
  • It can only be opened by CursorFX.
  • It doesn’t let you extract original graphics (PNGs).
  • Bundles meta-data: author, version, etc..
  • Compressed, in order to achieve minimum size.

CursorFX also supports (read-only) old .CurXPTheme files. They can be imported and be visible in the common cursors list. They can also be opened in the editor but you will only be able to save as .CursorFX.

 

 

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Why is stardock keeping this so secret? You'd thinking allowing other apps to export .CursorFX files would only help them?