Re: Looking for X cursor theme with bigger or darker I-Beam

[Chris Green <cl@isbd.net>]

Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:40:05 +0000
> Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> 
> > So, do any of the cursor themes in xcursor-themes actually change the
> > I-Beam cursor?  I've looked at a couple of other sets of cursor themes
> > and they don't change the I-Beam at all, they just change all the
> > other ones.
> 
> Yes. I get a nice big red cursor for most of my windows, except
> xfce4-terminal windows. But it's big and stands out nicely there.
> 
But the one thing I want to change is the X cursor in xfce4-terminal!


> Here's what I do:
> 
> apt install xcursor-themes galternatives
> 
> Then use galternatives to update x-cursor-theme to point to
> redglass.theme. Then "xfce4-mouse-settings &" or settings-> mouse and
> touchpad-> theme to invoke redglass and set the cursor size to
> something large like 36.
> 
Yes, works exactly as you say, big red cursors everywhere **except**
for the I-Beam cursor when crossing terminal windows.  As that's the
only thing I want to do the above change doesn't help me much!  :-)

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Chris Green
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