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jesseschalken

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Registered: 2013-04-19

Posts: 7

Configure X cursor theme for non-Gtk applications

I am using GNOME 3 and have configured an X cursor theme using gnome-tweak-tool. However, the default X cursor theme shows whenever I have the cursor inside a Java or Qt application. Gtk2/Gtk3 applications all use the correct cursor.

How do I configure the X cursor to be used for Qt or Java applications?

Last edited by jesseschalken (2013-04-26 01:25:08)

hadrons123

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From: chennai

Registered: 2011-10-07

Posts: 1,249

Re: Configure X cursor theme for non-Gtk applications

try this

mkdir /usr/share/icons/default
cd /usr/share/icons/default
echo "[Icon Theme]" >> index.theme
echo "Inherits=YOUR_CURSOR_THEME" >> index.theme

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jesseschalken

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Registered: 2013-04-19

Posts: 7

Re: Configure X cursor theme for non-Gtk applications

I started up KDE's System Settings and set the cursor through that, and that has now applied to Qt, KDE and Java applications, which is good.

But why doesn't gnome-tweak-tool's cursor theme apply to Qt/KDE/Java applications, while KDE's settings do? Neither of the programs are doing the things recommended by the wiki (they don't create ~/.icons/default, /usr/share/icons/default, nor ~/.Xresources).