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Bingo

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Registered: 2024-05-25

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X11 Default cursor appears until login screen / desktop loads

The default X11 "X" cursor appears before the login screen loads. After that, it's fine until I log in, where it once more shows the "X" cursor until the desktop loads. Is there a way to fix this?

I'm using Gnome and X11.

Anakievs

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Registered: 2023-06-12

Posts: 20

Re: X11 Default cursor appears until login screen / desktop loads

I don't quite understand and I am not sure if it will work but you can try.

Years ago I had a similar (or the same?) issue with Void Linux. I am pretty sure the solution was to create ".icons/default/index.theme" file in your home directory.
Here is mine you have to edit it for your themes:

# This file is written by LXAppearance. Do not edit.
[Icon Theme]
Name=Default
Comment=Default Cursor Theme
Inherits=Adwaita

EDIT: I also remember this file "/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme". For me the content is:

[Icon Theme]
Inherits=Adwaita

Why don't you try LXAppearance? You can delete it after you set you themes.
Report if it works.

Last edited by Anakievs (2024-05-28 17:37:41)

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: X11 Default cursor appears until login screen / desktop loads

This isn't the theme, the default cursor of the root window is the "X", not some arrow.

xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr

But normally your "login screen" and the gnome-session should™ do that, so you'll have to inject it into the session setup scripts (if you're using GDM, it uses a different DISPLAY for itself and the sesssion, this is likely why the shape "resets")

Edit: also you're normally not seeing that because GDM and gnome-shell add desktop-type windows "immedaitely"?

Last edited by seth (2024-05-28 21:11:37)

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