Appearance Preferences can't set pointer theme

[Oded Arbel]

Binary package hint: dmz-cursor-theme

When I go to System->Preferences->Appearance, then click "Customize" and choose a different pointer theme, the new pointer theme only applies to some cursors (such as the beam cursor) while the primary pointer arrow remains the default cursor.

If I install some other cursor theme - for example the Oxygen cursor theme or the moblin cursor theme, then the default pointer from that theme takes over as the default pointer and again cannot be changed using Appearance Preferences.

Apparently whatever theme /etc/alternatives/x-cursor-theme points to provides the default pointer and there's nothing a user can do about it except change the system's x-cursor-theme setting.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: dmz-cursor-theme 0.4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.38-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 29 00:35:03 2010
Dependencies:

PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dmz-cursor-theme

[AlexOK (alexteira)]

I am having the exact same problem as described above, the only difference is that I'm using 32 bits architecture instead.
I have seen this behavior on the Ubuntu 10.04 RC AND the current final release. At this point it is very clear it is a general bug regardless of architecture.
I'm looking for a work around; if I find something I'll post it.

[francesco bat (nerobat2004)]

I also confirm !
The same problem !
Bye
Francesco bat

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.