Hi all,
There was a discussion a while back about how to change the mouse cursor on F13 back to the previous style. What wasn't explained was why the default cursor theme was even changed? It's quite a step back compared to the old one, reminding me of something from the dark days of the Linux desktop.
-Phil
On Tue, 2010-10-05 at 23:30 +0100, Philip Heron wrote:
Hi all,
There was a discussion a while back about how to change the mouse cursor on F13 back to the previous style. What wasn't explained was why the default cursor theme was even changed? It's quite a step back compared to the old one, reminding me of something from the dark days of the Linux desktop.
-Phil
I don't understand. My mouse curser looks just like all mouse cursors look since forever. Just a black arrow and I did nothing but install F13. What does your cursor look like?
On 06/10/10 14:22, Aaron Konstam wrote: <snip>
-Phil
I don't understand. My mouse curser looks just like all mouse cursors look since forever. Just a black arrow and I did nothing but install F13. What does your cursor look like?
It's the dmz-cursor theme, I would reckon.
On Tue, 2010-10-05 at 23:30 +0100, Philip Heron wrote:
Hi all,
There was a discussion a while back about how to change the mouse cursor on F13 back to the previous style. What wasn't explained was why the default cursor theme was even changed? It's quite a step back compared to the old one, reminding me of something from the dark days of the Linux desktop.
-Phil
I don't understand. My mouse curser looks just like all mouse cursors look since forever. Just a black arrow and I did nothing but install F13. What does your cursor look like?
I think what he's talking about looks like this: http://www.afolkey2.net/~steve/Fedora13-MousePointer-001.png
I would like to get rid of that myself...
Steven P. Ulrick
On 06/10/10 14:22, Aaron Konstam wrote:
<snip> >> -Phil > I don't understand. My mouse curser looks just like all mouse cursors > look since forever. Just a black arrow and I did nothing but install > F13. What does your cursor look like?
It's the dmz-cursor theme, I would reckon.
Just for fun, I tried running "yum remove dmz-cursor-themes" The result can be found here: http://www.afolkey2.net/~steve/YumRemoveDMZCursorThemes.txt
I guess I'll just put up with the ugly mouse pointer...
Ooops, almost forgot: on my system, the pointer does NOT become that ugly little finger-pointing hand until the pointer is hovered over a hyperlink. See this scrrenshot of the ugly little hand pointer: http://www.afolkey2.net/~steve/Fedora13-MousePointer-001.png
Steven P. Ulrick
On 06/10/10 14:44, Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
Just for fun, I tried running "yum remove dmz-cursor-themes" The result can be found here: http://www.afolkey2.net/~steve/YumRemoveDMZCursorThemes.txt
I guess I'll just put up with the ugly mouse pointer...
You can't remove it, but you can change it, to something else.
Am Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:29:50 +0100 schrieb Frank Murphy:
On 06/10/10 14:22, Aaron Konstam wrote: <snip>
-Phil
I don't understand. My mouse curser looks just like all mouse cursors look since forever. Just a black arrow and I did nothing but install F13. What does your cursor look like?
It's the dmz-cursor theme, I would reckon.
System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Customize -> Pointer
change "dmz-aa" to something else. I use Bluecurve-inverse.
On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 08:44 -0500, Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
I guess I'll just put up with the ugly mouse pointer...
yum install bluecurve-cursor-theme
Assuming you are using GNOME:
System->Preferences->Appearance menu Customize button on the Theme tab Switch to Pointer tab Select Bluecurve (or Bluecurve-inverse if you prefer white)
On 06/10/2010 14:59, Frank Murphy wrote:
On 06/10/10 14:44, Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
Just for fun, I tried running "yum remove dmz-cursor-themes" The result can be found here: http://www.afolkey2.net/~steve/YumRemoveDMZCursorThemes.txt
I guess I'll just put up with the ugly mouse pointer...
You can't remove it, but you can change it, to something else.
I'm curious as to why it was changed in the first place. Was there a technical / legal reason for it or did someone just decide the new ones looked better? To my eyes the bluecurve pointers look much better.
-Phil
On 06/10/10 16:09, Philip Heron wrote: <snip>
I'm curious as to why it was changed in the first place. Was there a technical / legal reason for it or did someone just decide the new ones looked better? To my eyes the bluecurve pointers look much better.
-Phil
It was I believe a development decision? Open to correction
On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 08:05:50 -0700, Brian Mury brianmury@alumni.uvic.ca wrote:
On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 08:44 -0500, Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
I guess I'll just put up with the ugly mouse pointer...
yum install bluecurve-cursor-theme
Assuming you are using GNOME:
System->Preferences->Appearance menu Customize button on the Theme tab Switch to Pointer tab Select Bluecurve (or Bluecurve-inverse if you prefer white)
This seems to set the normal point. Is there a way to set the waiting pointer? I don't like the circular one I get because it is hard to click on items in size comparable to the circle. (It isn't obvious which part of the circle is the tip of the pointer.) I currently use bluecurve with a work around for a menu scrolling bug and the echo icon set. The pointer seems to be dmz-aa.
On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 12:57 -0500, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
This seems to set the normal point.
It sets all the pointers, not just the normal pointer.
Is there a way to set the waiting pointer?
I don't think there is a configuration option to set the busy pointer independently of the other pointers - it is part of the theme. You could modify the theme.
Bluecurve cursors are in:
/usr/share/icons/Bluecurve/cursors
Find the pointer you don't like, and replace it with a different one. I just tried, it seems to work fine.
Brian
On 06/10/10 18:57, Bruno Wolff III wrote: <snip>
This seems to set the normal point. Is there a way to set the waiting pointer? I don't like the circular one I get because it is hard to click on items in size comparable to the circle. (It isn't obvious which part of the circle is the tip of the pointer.) I currently use bluecurve with a work around for a menu scrolling bug and the echo icon set. The pointer seems to be dmz-aa.
edit /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme
remove dmz-aa
[Icon Theme] Inherits=Bluecurve
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