Strange mouse X pointer

[Little Girl]

Hey there,

MR ZenWiz wrote:

>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?

This is for Arch Linux, but is it of any use?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=158935

The mouse pointer typically changes in response to whatever you're
hovering over, like when it turns to a hand with a pointing finger
over a link or an I over text or an arrow over most other things.
I've never seen an X that I can recall (other than the very cool
skull and crossbones when I run xkill), but they mention one there. 

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Little Girl

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