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Custom CUrsor only shows up in certain Apps :( (feddit.org)
submitted 2 days ago by RetroHax@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Heya :D
So i finally figured out how to install Custom Cursors and decided to install this one :P
https://www.xfce-look.org/p/2347781

Sadly it only works with certain Applications like Firefox and such but for example uses the Stock Cursor on KeePassXC and STeam as well as some Video Games :(\

Does anyone by CHance have an Idea how to fix it? O.o
Or should i just try rebooting my Machine after applying the Cursor? >.>

Im on ARch Linux with Latest XFCE4 if that matters :P
Also Anyone got a Nyan Cat Cursor for Linux? >.>
Wouldve loved tp use this one but Cursors arent simple PNG Files you just apply to a Cursor it seems :(
https://www.cursors-4u.com/cursor/animated-nyan-cat-rainbow

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[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

You might want to try creating a file called index.theme in .local/share/icons/default/ and putting this in it:

[Icon Theme]
Name=Default
Comment=Default Cursor Theme
Inherits=your-theme-here

cursors can be a pain in the ass to actually make them show up everywhere properly. If you're using Xorg you might also need to set it in .Xresources:

Xcursor.theme: your-theme-here
Xcursor.size: 24

and then if you get into flatpaks you might have to mess with settings in flatseal to give it access to the cursor theme.

[-] RetroHax@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

Just tried that and it wouldnt really work sadly :(

My Files basically look like this tho so i may have done something wrong >.>
/home/retro-hax/.local/share/icons/default/icons.theme

[Icon Theme]
Name=Fluttershy
Inherits=Adwaita

the icons.theme file is btw simply copied from my Fluttershy Cursoer that im using :P

.Xresources:

Xcursor.theme: Fluttershy
Xcursor.size: 24
[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sorry for the late reply. icons.theme should be index.theme, although you said the theme you downloaded uses icons.theme. Maybe it's interchangable? I'm not sure about that. Also, is the name of your theme Fluttershy? If so you should put that in the Inherits field, Name shouldn't be necessary. Other than that it looks okay.

[-] RetroHax@feddit.org 1 points 22 hours ago

yea i had it to index.theme now :P
but i misstyped it in the comment the file name :(
Also it still doesnt wanna load even tho my flatseal settings uses this :(

XCURSOR_PATH=/run/host/user-share/icons:/run/host/share/icons

My Cursor Icons are inside .icons tho so should i copy them to /usr/share/icons as well? O.o

[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

I'm not sure what /run/host/user-share/icons points to, it might be flatpak thing where it's pointing to something outside the sandbox. I'm pretty sure you could just point it to .icons like this:

XCURSOR_PATH=~/.icons
[-] RetroHax@feddit.org 2 points 20 hours ago

woa :0
That worked! :D
Thanks ^^

[-] juipeltje@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Nice! Glad it's solved

[-] undrwater@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

How did you install the custom cursors? Xfce uses gtk framework, as does Firefox. Steam uses their own framework.

You're looking for a way to set the cursors globally.

[-] RetroHax@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

I installed them to ~/.icons and then set it via Cursor Settings in XFCE >.>

[-] edinbruh@feddit.it 2 points 2 days ago

Some apps Will draw their own cursor and there's nothing you can do about it. However, what's happening here might be something else, so, are these apps in flatpak?

[-] RetroHax@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

KeepassXC is Native :P
and not all Flatpaks Apps ahve that Issue >.>

[-] edinbruh@feddit.it 2 points 2 days ago

But if it had that issue, you could have solved it by mounting gtk settings info the flatpak

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