KDE 4 doesn't respect X11 cursor themes
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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kde-workspace (Debian) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
kde-workspace (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Harald Sitter |
Bug Description
Before I start, it should be noted that I'm using the latest Kubuntu Intrepid packages.
After downloading an X11 mouse theme from kde-look.org, I proceeded to install it in system-settings. After installing the theme (bluecurve), I found that only the main pointer and the background-busy cursors from the theme were being used in KDE applications (GTK-based apps like Firefox seem to respect the rest of the cursors just fine). Things like the busy cursor, text select, hand pointer (for hyperlinks and such), and window-resizing cursors all appeared to be displayed using Oxygen counterparts when using KDE 4 applications.
I even went to the extreme of hacking kdm.conf and it's init.d script to force X11 to use my chosen theme (by exporting XCURSOR_THEME), but even in KDM, some of the Oxygen cursors persisted.
I've tried with several different themes from kde-look.org, all with similar results. The only theme I've found to use all of it's own cursors with all applications (KDE 4 and GTK apps) is the "KDE Classic" theme.
Attached is a screenshot showing the system-settings window and that it doesn't show all of the correct mouse cursors for the "Bluecurve" theme even in the preview area.
Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Harald Sitter (apachelogger) |
affects: | kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) → kde-workspace (Ubuntu) |
I confirm this one. Running Kubuntu 9.04 alpha 6, it's exactly the same behaviour as described above. Please fix this annoying bug!