On Wed, 4 Nov 2026, [email protected] wrote: > On Wed, 4 Nov 2026, [email protected] wrote: > >> with new higher resolution monitor my xterm pointer is a small thin "I" >> how can i make it larger >> i've read that "Xcursor.size: 32" in .Xresources works >> and that it doesn't work >> it doesn't work for me >> i running debian bookworm and xfce4 >> > > i found in setting -> mouse and touchpad -> theme > it was set to default > changing the size had no affect > but if i change the theme to something other than default and exit setting > screen > the pointer size changed > even it i reset the theme to default the pointer size is now adjustable > just keep banging the keys till it works or starts smoking >
the ony thing i've found so far that changed is in ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml <property name="CursorThemeName" type="enpty"/> changed to <property name="CursorThemeName" type="string" value="default"/>
