[SOLVED] cannot change cursor theme under wheezy

cccc · 06-16-2011, 06:26 PM

hi

I have wheezy with Gnome and try to change the cursor colour from black to white, but it doesn't work.
I have xcursor-themes and dmz-cursor-theme installed and if I try to set:

Code:

# update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme
There are 6 choices for the alternative x-cursor-theme (providing /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme).

  Selection    Path                                     Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0            /usr/share/icons/DMZ-White/cursor.theme   90        auto mode
  1            /etc/X11/cursors/core.theme               30        manual mode
  2            /etc/X11/cursors/handhelds.theme          20        manual mode
  3            /etc/X11/cursors/redglass.theme           20        manual mode
  4            /etc/X11/cursors/whiteglass.theme         20        manual mode
  5            /usr/share/icons/DMZ-Black/cursor.theme   30        manual mode
  6            /usr/share/icons/DMZ-White/cursor.theme   90        manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 6

nothing happens, even after restart.

andrewthomas · 06-16-2011, 06:57 PM

That is changing the theme system-wide, yet you must have a setting in your home directory that is over-riding it.

Make a new user, log-in and see what cursor it is using.

TobiSGD · 06-16-2011, 07:04 PM

Start the Appearance program from your Settings menu and try to change it from there.

widget · 06-16-2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Start the Appearance program from your Settings menu and try to change it from there.

+1 on that.

I use the old crystalgreen animated pointer. Don't think it is available real easily anymore even. Have it on every thing from Squeeze to Sid using the gui with no trouble.

cccc · 06-18-2011, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Start the Appearance program from your Settings menu and try to change it from there.

Thx, changing Appearance program solved this problem.