[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Florian Diesch]

Seems to be fixed in 17.10

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Re: [Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Alan L. Schroeder]

Thanks for letting me know.

On Tue, Nov 15, 2016, 6:15 PM G.P.M  wrote:

> ** Tags removed: desktop-bugscrub-triaged wily
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> Bug description:
>   Binary package hint: compiz
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>   With compiz running, choosing a nondefault cursor style, such as
>   "redglass" or any of the other packaged options, only seems to
>   actually change the cursor when it is over Firefox.  Over every other
>   window or the desktop the default cursor persists stubbornly.
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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

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** Tags removed: desktop-bugscrub-triaged wily
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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Radoslav Fatura]

Check, what you have set in ~/.icons/default/index.theme
Then re-login

It helped me on 14.04 LTS as well ;)

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Le Gluon Du Net]

I have still this 8 years old bug on Ubuntu 15.10, but it seems resolved
on 16.04 LTS.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Rodrigo]

As part of the big bug review for 16.04 LTS, I have tested this on 15.10
and the bug is still there.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Seth Johnson]

** Tags removed: no-one-seems-to-care

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Doug McMahon]

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Naftoli Gugenheim]

Still broken on Vivid...
Any ETA?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[James Mills]

I can confirm the same bug on Ubuntu  14.04.1 LTS

I am very disappointed in Cannonical here with regards to
accessibility for Ubuntu.

Summary:

* With Compiz EZoom enabled
* Any time you zoom in the cursor is a transparent white invisble pointer
* You cannot change the Mouse pointer theme (nothing has any effect)

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Matthew Gregg]

Ended up finding this bug after a fruitless attempt to change the mouse
cursor size for my vision impaired daughter. I can confirm that this bug
purists in 14.04 as well.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Ladislav Urošević]

I can confirm that this bug purists in 14.04 too.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[rtimai]

Confirming this bug persists in Ubuntu 13.04 AMD64

Changing Zoom options in CompizConfig Settings Manager had no effect
(thus, I uninstalled CCSM.) It certainly appears that Unity is
abandoning notebook and desktop users.

Is there a temporary manual fix, config edit?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Ritesh Khadgaray]

compiz needs to be updated to use org.gnome.desktop.interface for themes
and cursor settings.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Roland (Rolandixor) Taylor]

Will this bug be fixed in 13.04? I'm going to open a new report if not,
because to be honest this is ridiculous.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Ravi Kumar]

I am using ubuntu 12.04 64 bit with Gnome 3.4 installed. I have
downloaded a mouse theme and changed it via using ubuntu tweak. But it
doesn't working! Only seems to actually change the cursor when it is
over Firefox. Over every other window or the desktop the default cursor
persists. This bug is very very old and should be fixed immediately!

I am also sad because there is no official way to change themes,
cursors, fonts etc. We can only change wallpaper!! 10.04 was the best
ubuntu distro ever..

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Eddie Dunn]

While there doesn't seem to be an official way to change the cursor in
Ubuntu 12.04 (the Appearance section under System Settings is woefully
lacking in options), I do believe this issue needs to be addressed
because of the accessibility considerations mentioned above.

Is anyone aware of what it is that causes the discrepancy that if you
change pointer theme the default cursor remains the same but is updated
to the new theme when it changes appearance to become e.g a resize
cursor, or changes when it hovers over certain applications like
Firefox?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[MC Return]

Here, on 12.04 the default cursor is now mixed with the new cursor
(sometimes the original cursor shows, sometime the newly selected
one)...

Actually I like the mix I have, it is like a chameleonic cursor now :)

Example: When resizing a window and hovering over the edge of the window
to do so, the new animated cursor shows, but the moment I click the left
mousebutton, the cursor changes to the original Ubuntu one (which has no
animation), I can now resize the window. When I release the button again
it changes back to the new theme again.

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Re: [Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Shivkumar Jha]

This bug has been around for more than 2 years that I recall. This is the
reason I stopped using ubuntu
On May 31, 2012 3:25 AM, MC Return 86...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote:

 Here, on 12.04 the default cursor is now mixed with the new cursor
 (sometimes the original cursor shows, sometime the newly selected
 one)...

 Actually I like the mix I have, it is like a chameleonic cursor now :)

 Example: When resizing a window and hovering over the edge of the window
 to do so, the new animated cursor shows, but the moment I click the left
 mousebutton, the cursor changes to the original Ubuntu one (which has no
 animation), I can now resize the window. When I release the button again
 it changes back to the new theme again.

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  Binary package hint: compiz

  With compiz running, choosing a nondefault cursor style, such as
  redglass or any of the other packaged options, only seems to
  actually change the cursor when it is over Firefox.  Over every other
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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[schwa]

Same issue in Ubuntu Precise beta2.

I partially get different cursors in Firefox but even when changing the
default index.theme to inherit my chosen theme it still gives me a black
looking cursor on the desktop, in other apps, etc.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[schwa]

Sorry, just tried another way and got in working in Pangolin...

update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme

changed the theme for the desktops, etc

AND

changing the cursor with gnome advanced settings set the theme for
Firefox, etc.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Arnaud Soyez]

Also affected in Xubuntu Precise beta1.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Brian Murray]

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
Milestone: natty-alpha-3 = later

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Antoine-terracol]

Still present in Oneiric. Does not seem to be Compiz-related, as it also
occurs in Gnome Shell and Openbox.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Thorsten Reinbold]

This workaround fixed the situation for me. I was able to set another
Theme, which is used in all places and situations now:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3112235.0


This leads me to the question: is the alternative systems not updated when 
changing the cursor? Is this the error?

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Re: [Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Mackenzie Morgan]

Using alternatives would not be a valid fox for this our the source of this
bug. Updating alternatives has a system wide effect. Themes should be
per-user.

Maco
On Oct 16, 2011 7:16 AM, Thorsten Reinbold 
thorsten.reinb...@googlemail.com wrote:

 This workaround fixed the situation for me. I was able to set another
 Theme, which is used in all places and situations now:

 http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3112235.0


 This leads me to the question: is the alternative systems not updated when
 changing the cursor? Is this the error?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Le Gluon Du Net]

still have this problem on Ubuntu Oneiric, why we could no more change
cursor theme without to have root rights?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Thorsten Reinbold]

It seems that this is not compiz related. I have the same effect with
Ubuntu 11.10 and gnome shell. Compiz and Unity are not installed. I've
tested some other distros with gnome shell and could not reproduce the
error there.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[drillerccg]

I never had any use for eye-candy hence no need to change themes or
cursor icons. That is until my 78 year-old mother-in-law complained that
the cursor was too small. I tried to change the size on default cursor
and it did in some windows but not on desktop or system windows. The
search began and I came across this you tube video that solved my
problem, the link at the end. Here is a step by step of what I did
courtesy of AbhiramH on you tube:

1-Go to http://gnome-look.org/ , click on X11 Mouse Themes in the left margin, 
and download a pointer theme you like. I needed a large cursor so I downloaded 
Large Mouse Cursor 1.0
 http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Large+Mouse+Cursors?content=140787

2-go to download folder and extract to desktop, you now have a folder on
desktop named as the downloaded theme

MY extracted folder was named Large Mouse Cursor and I had to rename
it Large-Mouse-Cursor (with dashes) to get this to work, it seems like
spaces don't really work in this process. Themes without spaces worked
without renaming.

3-Fire up the terminal, type sudo nautilus, enter password
4- once browsing as root in the file browser, copy the folder on the desktop 
and paste to usr/share/icons folder
5-close nautilus and terminal
6- Fire terminal again and type sudo gedit /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme 
 
7-enter password
8- when the file opens, you will see Inherits=name of your current pointer 
theme, change that to Inherits=name of new pointer theme which is the name of 
the extracted folder you copied in step 4. Mine was 
Inherits=Large-Mouse-Cursors  (again note the lack of space and addition of 
dashes)
9-save and exit.
10- now go to system/preferences/appearance, click customize, click pointer 
tab, and choose your new pointer theme, and exit
11- shut down and restart. Log in and out did not work for me. That's it, it 
should work.

Other than a few exceptions above, I take no credit for this. All the
credit goes to this dude AbhiramH on you tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvS9kh_bMyM

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Ovidiu Zeicu]

A possible workaround that might work for some was posted by Colin in Bug 
#459647 comment #137.
I made only step 4 and a reboot and it sovled the problem.
But... this is only a workaround, not a permanent fix.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Dean Sadites]

ATTENTION DEVELOPERS: You may be treating this as a low-priority item
simply because you believe it to be cosmetic in nature. However, you
need to be treating this as an accessibility issue and giving it a
little more attention than it has gotten over the past several years
that this defect has stagnated and continually resurfaced. Users with
impaired vision absolutely depend on the ability to increase the mouse
pointer size (especially on today's high resolution displays). While
some of the workarounds above allow a different cursor theme to be
installed, none of them solve the related problem in which the mouse
pointer cannot be resized when Compiz is enabled (even with the default
DMZ White theme).

Please focus on fixing the basics (and ensuring they remain stable from
release to release) before wasting time on things like Unity and other
relatively pointless endeavors like overlay scroll-bars.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[AJenbo]

Dean negative comments rarely gets positive results. The current
recommendation for users with disabilities is to run the system with out
compiz (not just because of this issue), of cause unfortunate as compiz
can provide desktop zooming witch is of grate help to users that are
impaired vision.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Dean Sadites]

 Dean negative comments rarely gets positive results

I wouldn't characterize my comment as negative.  It was an appeal to
whoever should be fixing this to give it a higher priority than a simple
'cosmetic' issue.  And disabling Compiz is not an option since it's
providing many other essential accessibility tools (desktop zoom,
negative image, brightness control, etc.).  At any rate, I was trying to
keep my comment on topic.  Let's not turn this bug report into a forum
for disputing each other's comments.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[AJenbo]

Ok, it was just that wasting time on things like Unity seamed a bit rude an 
unnecessary. Pointing out that compiz is needed for good accessibility is an 
important note I think.
Do you think we should maybe promote this bug to a paper cut?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Dean Sadites]

 Ok, it was just that wasting time on things like Unity 
 seamed a bit rude an unnecessary.

I hear you.  My point wasn't that Ubuntu should not be pursuing new
features but, rather, that they need to get basic functionality working
and stable first.  It just seems that, all too often, we just get
everything working, and then the next upgrade breaks things all over
again.  I realize that there are complexities in making different
components work together, especially when they're always changing.
However, this particular issue has plagued Ubuntu on and off for 4 years
now.  Duplicate defects (each with their own lists of comments) for this
issue have been logged 16 separate times.  I suspect that it has taken a
back seat to other issues mainly because it's perceived as being
cosmetic in nature.  I want to raise awareness that many of the people
asking and waiting for this bug to be fixed are not just interested in
trying out the latest 'eye candy'.  For some, it really is a functional
issue.

 Do you think we should maybe promote this bug to a paper cut?

Sure, if that will help get it resolved faster.  However, given that
it's been fixed before and tends to keep resurfacing in subsequent
releases, I think there also needs to be a quality control process at
Canonical where certain known recurring issues specifically get tested
during each release cycle.

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Re: [Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Mackenzie Morgan]

There was at one point a patch for this that was released into
updates, and some people said it worked, and others said it didn't, so
then it was removed again as an incorrect patch. I wonder if it was
correct for one cause, but perhaps there are multiple bugs that
exhibit similar symptoms.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Mike Doherty]

This was reported in 2007 - how is it not fixed in 2011?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[AJenbo]

Probably because no one who is affected by it has cared enough to fix
it?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[mikeloco14]

unlike #35, I can reproduce it in Unity on a fresh install and it's
killing me

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[vivichrist]

on fresh install bug is still present in Gnome but not Unity

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[vivichrist]

on fresh install bug is still present in Gnome but not Unity for 10.04

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[vivichrist]

sorry 11.04

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Kangarooo]

Confirmed on 10.04.2 clean Ubuntu

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[David Tombs]

@Scott: Could you clarify your comment? Do you mean that you think this
bug is fixed right now in Natty?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Scott Kitterman]

I think the fix I linked to is correct. I didn't check if it's applied
in 11.04

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Benjamin Guy-Williams]

This bug is not fixed in my 11.04.

After selecting a new cursor, I still see my Obsidian cursor - however
if I take a screenshot it captures the newly selected cursor! Switching
to Metacity shows the new cursor, but returning to Compiz shows the old
one again.

The only way to do this with compiz is to manually edit the files as
suggested before and restart.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Scott Kitterman]

OK.  I checked.  The issue in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/459647/comments/44
is still there.  Fixing that would be, I think the first thing to do.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Braiam Peguero]

Confirmed on a fresh installation of Natty. Right now in FF, I see the
custom cursor, but if I point another app/section I see the default one.
Also it needs patch reworks.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Nicolas Briche]

The update-alternatives solution, however, does not correct the size
aspect of the cursor theme.

I chose  DMZ-Black medium for my (then) karmic install on a netbook.
The theme migrated correctly until natty, where the symptoms desctibed
in this bug occurred: correct theme over non-GTK windows only, default
everywhere else.  No amount of UI-based config corrected it.  After a
couple hours, update-alternatives managed to bring back DMZ-Black, but
not the medium size.  So now my cursor switches sizes depending on the
window it's hovering.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Nicholas Jones]

I tried installing the Crystal cursor set, but then decided it wasn't
in my tastes.  I manually removed the theme via Synaptic, but the blue
cursor still would not change to the DMZ-Black cursor I had been using
previously. Using 'sudo update-alternatives --config x -cursor-theme'
mentioned above, I selected the DMZ black theme in Terminal. Still no
luck. However, logging out then back in seemed to do the trick. I can't
confirm it, but I surmise that using 'sudo update-alternatives --config
x -cursor-theme' to select your cursor then logging out then back in may
be a workaround. You would have to do this every time you want to switch
cursors.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[gcb]

It was working for me on 10.11 (was using stock black cursor, medium)

after upgrade to 11.04, cursor reverted to white, small.

changing it on the appearance window does nothing.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Benjamin Guy-Williams]

I installed 'Obsidian cursor' - a very nice shiny black cursor (a little
large for some tastes), and then manually edited my config files in
~/.icons and /usr/share folders in order to get it working - it works
perfectly across compiz and metacity... it appears the problem is that
selecting a cursor isn't correctly updating the system.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Colin]

I can confirm this bug in 11.04 as well; using Unity and Compiz.

Here is my workaround:  (I think Step 6 was last and not before #4...)
1) Manually unpack your cursor tar.gz files in usr/share/icon.
2) Log out and back in to have Natty see all the ones you just unpacked in the 
Pointer selection menu.
3) Go to System Settings - Appearance - Customize - Pointer tab - Select 
the theme you unpacked in step 1 - Save your custom theme - Close the 
Appearance window.
4) Navigate to etc/alternatives and edit x-cursor-theme.  It should say:
[Icon Theme]
Inherits=NAME_OF_A_UNPACKED_FOLDER_IN_STEP_1
5) Log out and back in.
Alas, it still only half worked for me and was using an old icon set I had 
chosen on some pages.
6) Go to Appearances again and notice that your Theme may now NOT be selected 
and be Custom instead.  I could not delete Custom, so selected the same icons, 
border window, cursors etc and saved it with the same name in Step 3 
overwriting the original.
7) Enjoy.  If you want to use another cursor set, start again at Step 3.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[dirkhartzer]

I can confirm this bug in natty.

I feel this is a HUGE spoiler as the default cursor is ugly and you see
it every time you move your mouse over a window egde

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Clint Byrum]

Given the number of users reporting this as a problem, I'm raising this
to an importance of Medium. While it is just cosmetic, it seems
fundamental to accessibility.

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Low = Medium

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Scott Kitterman]

I think the fix I tried to get in for this was correct and the
regression comment was spurious.  See
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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Benjamin Guy-Williams]

I just updated to Natty.
In my theme customisation menu, I can see cursors as I saw in previous versions 
of ubuntu - only now I cannot change from the default cursor at all, even if I 
switch to metacity and back to compiz (cursor is changed only in metacity, but 
returns to the default in compiz).

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Benjamin Guy-Williams]

oh, and 'sudo update-alternatives --config x -cursor-theme' won't select
the themes I want either.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Karageorge-andrew]

Having this issue in Natty, updated a few days ago. This seemed to be
fixed in Maverick but has reverted to its old ways.

I'd argue that this is an accessibility issue -- many users select a
large cursor theme for more visibility, but this is of no use if it
doesn't apply everywhere.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Marco Hunsicker]

Just tried Natty in a VirtualBox vm. The issue happens for me too. The
switch to DMZ (Black) is not honored.

At least there is an easy workaround. Changing the cursor with

$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme

works!

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[hackel]

Still very much alive in Natty as of today.  What's worse is that,
apparently, the Default Pointer size is smaller than whatever is being
chosen automatically, resulting in a change of pointer size.  It's small
(or whatever size I manually set it to) when on a Firefox window, for
example, but moving it up to the panel makes it large.  Shouldn't this
be a priority, seeing as how Compiz + Unity is the default in Natty and
this is a rather large usability issue?  The pointer shouldn't be
spontaneously changing on users, and the ability to change the pointer
size is important for accessibility.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[Travis Watkins]

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium = Low

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
Milestone: None = natty-alpha-3

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
 Assignee: Nicolas Bruguier (gandalfn) = Sam SmSpillaz Spilsbury 
(smspillaz)

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[VPablo]

I think this is fixed on Maverick. I have cursor modified on all the
applications.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

[VPablo]

** Summary changed:

- Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.
+ Can't change cursor style using Compiz.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Jonathan Rothwell]

This issue appears to still exist in Lucid and Maverick, as per a
href=http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1578873;this forum
post/a. I am changing the status to confirmed for now, given that it
has yet to be fixed in the latest releases.

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
   Status: Fix Released = Confirmed

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[antonioni]

Bug fixed here... but in Lucid Lynx it continues. ¬¬'

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Hugo]

After more than 3 years the bug is still there... how come?

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[JarekJ83]

same problem is in Lucid Lynx

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Majestyx]

In the early Sunday morning i make the latest updates (via bash  upt-
get) BTW: i have per default the 3D settings turn off. (it is a IBM T41
whit only 32MB GPU (ATI).

After the update i turn on the 3D whit normal settings. Whit the pop
up: if you wish to keep the settings press button. the appearance -
window was frozen. i click on : keep settings. compiz came up (the
screen flickers shortly) and i have the buggy cursor theme blue (i
have else wise  a white cursor)

but, i open a new appearance window, (yes its works, in background i
have the frozen appearance-window) and set up my white cursor theme. i
do a reboot... nothing happens...

after reboot: the cursor theme is always buggy. i have a blue not more a
white cursor. and all so the old bug whit the no expand gnome panel
on bottom. (equal: whit 3D or whit out 3D, no expand bottom panel is all
ways after reboot on top)   if i set no expand to the bottom gnome panel
- after any reboot the bottom panel is on the top. whit preselect  no
to the expand.  i can NOT put a gnome-panel on bottom.

bummer ;)

nice Sunday @ all

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Arturo Ilhuıtemoc]

Hey, after 3 years, I think the bug is still active. I'm using Ubuntu
Karmic with Compiz 0.8.2, and I can't change the cursor theme without
logout/login. The only cursors changing are Busy and Text; and over
Firefox and OOo.

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[Arturo Ilhuıtemoc]

I forgot to mention, I'm using Compiz from Ubuntu repos.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Csaba Szilveszter]

This is probably a stupid question: How do you apply these patches? :-s

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Raivis Dejus]

Ok, I don't understand a bit if the fix was released 2007-02-21 then and
if yesterday after upgrading to Gutsy I still get this bug then should I
report this bug again for Gutsy or this is the right place to inform you
about this problem still existing.

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Sebastien Bacher]

Thank you for the patch Nicolas. That upload fixes the bug:

 compiz (1:0.3.6-1ubuntu4) feisty; urgency=low
 .
   * Sync with Debian
   * debian/control:
 - don't Conflicts with the new libmetacity0 package
 - make new packages Conflicts,Replaces for binary split
 - the package is maintained by the MOTU team
   * debian/compiz-plugins.gconf-defaults:
 - change schemas values from there instead of patching the source
   * debian/patches/080_cube_settings_for_ubuntu.patch:
 - updated image and color for Ubuntu
   * debian/patches/081-restart.patch:
 - compiz restarts only if it is the current window manager
   * debian/patches/082_basic-focus-prevention-support.patch:
 - upstream patch : Add basic prevention focus support
   * debian/patches/084_render-decoration-after-client-window.patch:
 - upstream patch : Render decorations after client window so it's
   possible to have decorations that cover part of the client window.
   * debian/patches/085-fix-show-managed-window.patch:
 - don't focus new window if a user input in active window
   * debian/patches/086-workspaces-terminal-keybindings.patch:
 - add workspaces and terminal keybindings
   * debian/patches/086-workspaces-terminal-keybindings-schemas.patch:
 - compiz.schemas regen with workspaces and terminal keybindings
   * debian/patches/087_terminate-move.patch:
 - use upstream patch, terminate move state on button clicks.
   * debian/patches/088-gnome-bridge-keybindings-plugin.patch:
 - metacity / compiz keybindings plugin sync
   * debian/patches/099_autogen.patch:
 - run autogen to update Makefile
 .
[ Nicolas Bruguier ]
   * debian/control:
 - add libxcursor-dev build-dep
   * debian/patches/089_init-inotify-struct.patch:
 - initialize inotify struct on startup (Ubuntu: #82336)
   * debian/patches/090_fix-mouse-move-key.patch:
 - fix mouse mouse move key gconf entry (Ubuntu: #86378)
   * debian/patches/091-add-cursor-theme-support.patch:
 - add cursor theme and size support (Ubuntu: #86184)


** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided = Medium

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
   Status: Confirmed = Fix Released

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Nicolas Bruguier]

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
 Assignee: (unassigned) = Nicolas Bruguier
   Status: Unconfirmed = Confirmed

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Nicolas Bruguier]

Thanks for bug report, here a patch to add cursor theme support in
compiz. This patch needs to add libxcursor-dev build-dep

** Attachment added: Add cursor theme support
   http://librarian.launchpad.net/6487750/93-add-cursor-theme-support.patch

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Nicolas Bruguier]

This second patch is autogen result before apply first patch

** Attachment added: Add cursor theme support configure and Makefile.in diff
   
http://librarian.launchpad.net/6487784/93-add-cursor-theme-support-configure.patch

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[Bug 86184] Re: Can't change cursor style using Compiz in Feisty.

[Nicolas Bruguier]

debdiff include :
- inotify patch (Ubuntu: #82336)
- mouse move key patch (Ubuntu: #86378)
- add cursor theme patch (Ubuntu: #86184). 
 warning this patchs must be apply before add-workspace-terminal-keybindings

** Attachment added: debdiff
   http://librarian.launchpad.net/6487800/compiz.debdiff

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