Re: How to enable larger mouse pointers under X - SOLVED
Am Samstag, 8. November 2014, 07:24:04 schrieb Joel Roth:
> On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 05:58:38PM +0100, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > Am Samstag, 8. November 2014, 05:55:58 schrieb Joel Roth:
> > > On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 12:15:09PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 7 Nov 2014 22:21:27 -1000
> > > >
> > > > Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi list,
> > > > >
> > > > > I need larger mouse pointers.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm running sid, using i3 and icewm as window managers.
> > > > > AIUI cursor images are set through X, and do not belong
> > > > > to the window manager.
> > > > >
> > > > > My first attempt was:
> > > > >
> > > > > % apt-get install big-cursor
> > > > >
> > > > > Restarting X brings no change. The docs suggest commenting
> > > > > out "Xcursor.theme: whiteglass" in /etc/X11/xdm/Xresources,
> > > > > however this didn't help.
> > > >
> > > > You've selected a correct package, but docs suggested you a wrong way
> > > > to
> > > > configure it (that recommendation applies to xdm only).
> > > >
> > > > Try adding 'Xcursor.theme: big-cursor' to your user's .Xresources
> > > > file.
> > > > Or, if you need systemwide change - to /etc/X11/Xresources/local.
> > >
> > > Hmmm. This didn't help, but I got the bright idea to
> > > modify /etc/alternatives/x-cursor-theme as follows:
> > >
> > > [Icon Theme]
> > > Inherits=big-cursor
> > >
> > > Which makes a difference!
> >
> > update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme
> >
> > shows a lot of cursor themes to choose from here.
> >
> > And these are stored in /etc/X11/cursors
>
> In my system, they are in /usr/share/icons.
Well then you edit a non config file in /usr. I try to avoid this, but heck, if
it works for you.
Interesting, I have KDE and comix cursor themes and these install to
/etc/X11/cursors:
martin@merkaba:~> LANG=C dpkg -S /etc/X11/cursors/oxy-steel.theme
oxygencursors: /etc/X11/cursors/oxy-steel.theme
martin@merkaba:~> LANG=C dpkg -S /etc/X11/cursors/ComixCursors-White.theme
comixcursors-righthanded: /etc/X11/cursors/ComixCursors-White.theme
I actually love the big fat colorful comixcursors. Its abolutely impossible to
miss this one on the screen :)
> > The alternative mechanism just seems for selecting one.
>
> However, it doesn't list big-cursor as an alternative.
I never used this one.
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