Cursor icon

[Timothy Murphy]

What determines which cursor icon is used within applications?
I'm trying to use qcad and inkscape to trace a house plan,
and need a sharp pointer, but get a hand icon instead.
Is there any way of getting the pointer I want?

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Timothy Murphy  
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