Fedora 14 - can't change pointer theme

mike cloaked mike.cloaked at gmail.com
Mon Feb 28 14:46:56 UTC 2011


On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Neil Bird <neil at fnxweb.com> wrote:
>
>   I updated from Fedora 12 to Fedora 14 over the weekend, and now I can't
> change my pointer theme.  I'm stuck using dmz-aa.
>
>   The pointer preferences still show my custom pointer choice, it's just
> not being used.  Well, mostly.  Within Firefox and Thunderbird windows, my
> custom pointer is showing up.  But window borders, the desktop and most apps
> only show the dmz-aa pointer.
>
>
>   I can't find a ref. to dmx under ~/.gconf (but I can find my custom
> pointer selection: /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/cursor_theme I think).
>
>
>   Any ideas where to look?  I've seen mention of this elsewhere, but only

What I do is yum install bluecurve-cursor-theme gnome-themes-extras
oxygen-cursor-themes oxygen-icon-theme

Then you will find you can change the cursor from dmz-aa to clearlooks
or one of the others you may prefer.
-- 
mike c


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