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j3rm
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 Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject: changing X cursors |
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when i was recompiling X, i noticed that there were a bunch of directories that contained different cursors, something i've never noticed before. i tried to find information on how to actually change the X cursor, but i couldn't find anything specific. can someone give me a lead? thanks.
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ahbritto
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 6:49 pm Post subject: Edit index.theme |
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You can change your cursor by editing: /usr/share/cursors/xfree/default/index.theme
Here is how I changed my cursor:
| Code: | --- /usr/share/cursors/xfree/default/index.theme.orig 2003-06-26 04:46:55.000000000 -0700
+++ /usr/share/cursors/xfree/default/index.theme 2003-06-29 00:52:43.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
[Icon Theme]
-Inherits=core
+Inherits=redglass
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mc_bluebeard
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Joined: 12 Jun 2003
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Location: Cambridge, MA USA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 8:55 pm Post subject: Use .Xdefaults to change cursor themes |
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Put this line into .Xdefaults to change
your cursor:
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Xcursor.theme: whiteglass
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Of course, you will have to have the theme 'whiteglass'.
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[foo@bar ~]$ ls /usr/share/cursors/xfree/
default/ gentoo-blue/ handhelds/ whiteglass/
gentoo/ gentoo-silver/ redglass/
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Also, try a
Furthermore, themes do not work well with a sleeping X for
some reason. So, I use
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XCURSOR_THEME="default" xautolock -time 2 -locker 'xlock -mode dclock'
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in my .xinitrc
woot! woot!
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blamothe
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:01 am Post subject: |
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| yeah, this is cool, but how do you change your xcursors in gnome. i have whiteglass working in fluxbox, but it seems like gnome doesn't recognize it, and i looked for an applet in the menu, but the one i found just had the default and default inverse theme. |
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mlynx
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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I have a folder titled in my home folder. In this folder are the and folder with the cursors. The default folder has one file named which has the entry | Code: | [Icon Theme]
Inherits=(the name of the theme you are using) |
This works with GNOME.
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