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archnet

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[SOLVED] Changing color of mouse cursor/pointer in X11

Is there a way (e.g., a setting in a config file) to alter the color of the cursor? I'm using Fluxbox and the cursor is currently set as an arrow which is black with a white outline. I'd like to change it to have a different color outline (say, yellow).

Last edited by archnet (2011-05-18 00:37:50)

archnet

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Registered: 2011-05-09

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Re: [SOLVED] Changing color of mouse cursor/pointer in X11

After digging through some folders on my system and finding the bitmap files (which finally made sense of the documentation), I've found the answer.

xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg black -bg yellow