[SOLVED] Can I change the mouse cursor theme for gdm?

PingPing · 2009-08-26 13:05:50

When I boot into Arch linux, I get three separate mouse cursor themes at three separate stages:

1. A 'wristwatch' at the start of the GUI (presumably X's cursor);
2. A typical pointer when GDM starts; and
3. My chosen mouse cursor theme when the GNOME desktop starts.

I would like to make 1. and 2. use the same cursor I've chosen in 3.
Is there anyway I can do this?

Last edited by PingPing (2009-08-27 06:39:52)

Ashren · 2009-08-26 13:21:22

This might help you a bit:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X11 … sor_Themes

Look after setting cursor globally.

PingPing · 2009-08-27 06:39:35

Thanks. While that link did not answer my question directly, it did help. I found that I needed to:

1. edit /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme (I didn't have the 'default' directory or file so I needed to just create them) so that it read (per the wiki):

[icon theme]
Inherits=name_of_the_theme_i_wanted

2. copy the name_of_the_theme_i_wanted folder from ~/.icons to /usr/share/icons, ie:

# cp -r /home/user/.icons/name_of_the_theme_i_wanted /usr/share/icons/name_of_the_theme_i_wanted

Now it works both with gdm and also if I use startx.

Mr. Alex · 2010-08-31 13:24:35

The only file I have in ~ is:

ls -a /home/alex/.icons/
. .. firefox-document.png

Why?

Inxsible · 2010-09-01 05:45:28

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#1 2009-08-26 13:05:50

[SOLVED] Can I change the mouse cursor theme for gdm?

#2 2009-08-26 13:21:22

Re: [SOLVED] Can I change the mouse cursor theme for gdm?

#3 2009-08-27 06:39:35

Re: [SOLVED] Can I change the mouse cursor theme for gdm?

#4 2010-08-31 13:24:35

Re: [SOLVED] Can I change the mouse cursor theme for gdm?

#5 2010-09-01 05:45:28

Re: [SOLVED] Can I change the mouse cursor theme for gdm?

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