Re: Firefox and Xcursor

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

KOOOOL!

XCURSOR_PATH=/usr/pkg/share/icons

I wrote several cursors. So can I use my cursors?

On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM adr <adr%sdf.org@localhost> wrote:
>
> Hi, I noticed that firefox wasn't changing the cursor when hovering
> the pointer over a link.  I suppose users of desktop environments
> don't have this issue. Firefox is trying to use the system's Xcursor
> theme. For users of WMs like me, you have to install a compatible
> theme like adwaita or vanilla-dmz, export
> XCURSOR_PATH=/usr/pkg/share/icons, and use X's resources:
>
> Xcursor.theme: Vanilla-DMZ
>
> or environment variables:
> XCURSOR_THEME=Vanilla-DMZ firefox
>
> I think something like this should be added to a MESSAGE file,
> especially with the effort put in ctwm as the default OS' GUI.
>
> PS. widget.gtk.legacy-cursors.enabled should enable the old cursors.
>
> Regards.
> adr