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HCF

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Registered: 2016-04-10

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[SOLVED] Inconsistent Mouse/Cursor Size on Gnome Wayland

I recently switched from X11 to Wayland, and since then am experiencing inconsistent cursor sizes.

The cursor size is set to Default under

Settings -> Accessibility -> Cursor size

On the desktop and virtually all apps, the Default setting is reflected correctly. In Gnome Settings and QT6 applications, the cursor size switches to Medium (1.5x the size?) on hover.

Running

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size

returns 24, which I believe corresponds to the Default setting.

Any idea why this might be? I wasn't able to find anything in these forums.

Last edited by HCF (2022-07-18 02:06:20)

HCF

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Registered: 2016-04-10

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Re: [SOLVED] Inconsistent Mouse/Cursor Size on Gnome Wayland

After resetting the cursor theme via Gnome tweak tool, Gnome Settings window is showing the expected cursor behavior on hover.  Marking this as solved, though Qt6 applications under Gnome still show the wrong cursor size.

bandithijo

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Re: [SOLVED] Inconsistent Mouse/Cursor Size on Gnome Wayland

though Qt6 applications under Gnome still show the wrong cursor size.

for cursor above Qt5 & Qt6 applications, you can set the cursor on

~/.icons/default/index.theme

And add following content.

[Icon Theme]
Name=Default
Comment=Default Cursor Theme
Inherits=ComixCursors-White

That Inherits= value is the name of the cursor for Qt5 and Qt6.

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