debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > > Charles Curley <charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > > > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:40:05 +0000 > > > > Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > So, do any of the cursor themes in xcursor-themes actually > > > > > change the I-Beam cursor? I've looked at a couple of other > > > > > sets of cursor themes and they don't change the I-Beam at all, > > > > > they just change all the other ones. > > > > > > > > Yes. I get a nice big red cursor for most of my windows, except > > > > xfce4-terminal windows. But it's big and stands out nicely there. > > > > > > > But the one thing I want to change is the X cursor in > > > xfce4-terminal! > > > > > > > > > > Here's what I do: > > > > > > > > apt install xcursor-themes galternatives > > > > > > > > Then use galternatives to update x-cursor-theme to point to > > > > redglass.theme. Then "xfce4-mouse-settings &" or settings-> mouse > > > > and touchpad-> theme to invoke redglass and set the cursor size to > > > > something large like 36. > > > > > > > Yes, works exactly as you say, big red cursors everywhere **except** > > > for the I-Beam cursor when crossing terminal windows. As that's the > > > only thing I want to do the above change doesn't help me much! :-) > > > > > Not quite true! Although most of the cursor changes when you change > > cursor theme are immediate some changes don't happen unless you log > > out and then back in. There are even some changes that survive that > > and you actually have to power cycle the system to get the changes to > > be effective. In particular the appearance of the I-Beam cursor on > > terminal windows doesn't change unless you log out and back in. > > I can believe that you need to restart the X server for some changes to > take effect. > > > Thus I have managed to improve the visibility of the mouse cursor on > > terminal windows by changing to the DMZ (White) theme and increasing > > the cursor size a bit. It's still far from perfect, I'd really like a > > different shape for the pointer in this particular case but it's > > better. > > > > Thanks for all the help everyone and sorry if I got a bit grumpy at > > times. > > TBH, if xfce4-terminal was giving me such grief, I'd simply switch to > some other terminal program. It doesn't really matter which you use.
I suspect that most of them will share the same ancestry (VTE) so it's difficult to escape! :-) It's not a really **major** issue for me anyway, most of the time I have no problems, it's just that occasionally I lose the X cursor and thus a larger and more visible one when it's on a terminal background would be handy. -- Chris Green ยท
