Strange mouse X pointer

[Bret Busby]

On 16/7/23 03:40, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> I run Xubuntu 22.04, fully updated.
> 
> I found recently that I don't care so much for the default mouse
> cursors because I find them difficult to see.
> 
> I changed from the DMZ White theme to DMZ black, then Adwaita, the
> latter two of which have white outlined black cursor symbols. That
> much is fine.
> 
> However, I noticed that sometimes the cursor goes into a X shape, and
> it seems to stick across numerous window and workspace boundaries -
> but not consistently.
> 
> First of all, I don't like the X where I expect an arrow. Second, it
> doesn't appear to have a clearly defined switch point I can identify.
> (I.e., how to get it to go back to the arrow...)
> 
> Can anyone tell me a) why it does that in the first place and b) how
> to get it to stop?
> 
> I've temporarily reset to the default theme, which doesn't do any of
> that, but I really like the white-outlined black images - they're
> easier for me to see.
> 
> ?????
> 
> Mark
> 

Have you considered trying another desktop environment; eg, mate?

I run Linux Mint Mate 21.1 (a Ubuntu derivative, based on Ubuntu 22.04, 
I believe) with the deprecated TraditionalOK theme (of which, I keep a 
copy on my Ventoy drive, for installing the theme on new Linux 
installations), and, the pointer icon is as I expect it to be; a 
traditional (?) style.

Perhaps, you could get a download live iso, and run it, and find how you 
regard the pointer icon representation?

..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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