Another Cursor issue, this time related to dconf

p2501 · 14 February 2022 09:00

Hello again
I have an issue where I am unable to manipulate the cursor via dconf-editor. I am trying to do this, so my cursor theme and size gets applied in LightDM as well as the XFCE/bspwm desktop.
I get this warning:

(dconf-editor:5375): dconf-WARNING **: 09:47:01.527: failed to commit changes to dconf: The connection is closed-

garuda-inxi
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filo · 14 February 2022 09:31

Not a BSPWM user here... so please forgive me if mycomment may be pointless...
Anyway, at a quick internet search, I have only a doubt: could it be that you're launching dconf-editor with sudo (which I see shouldn't be done)?

p2501 · 14 February 2022 10:42

No that's not the issue. I tried setting the cursor size via

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 16

and

xfconf-query --channel xsettings --property /Gtk/CursorThemeSize --set  16

as root and as user, but it doesn't help. The cursor size gets applied for everything but gtk apps, so if the cursor is in lightDM or over the desktop or anything gtk/xfce, it way too huge and I can't change this setting. I even logged in as root and tried changing there, to no avail. I have set the cursor size in Xresources.
Nothing works.

mandog · 14 February 2022 13:53

XFCE is nothing to do with gnome.org nor is lightdm xfce has its own setting manager

filo · 14 February 2022 14:08

Maybe also see if this can help:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cursor_themes#X_resources
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cursor_themes#Change_X_shaped_default_cursor
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cursor_themes#Cursor_size_does_not_change_on_startup

p2501 · 14 February 2022 16:55

Thank you, but I have literally tried all of these things, nothing works.

I have also tried what helped here.

I'm currently trying to build the gcong-editor because I've read somewhere that this could help, but I'm having issues with libxml2. I'm going in circles here.

And mandog, I know that XFCE has nothing to do with Gnome. But since this seems to be an issue related to gtk, and XFCE is build on that, I have simply tried what I can. Which is gsettings (gnome) and xconf-query (xfce).

filo · 14 February 2022 17:05

My last attempt . I guess you've already tried internet searches, e.g. this one seems interesting (solution in Update 2):

But it was somehow already covered in the Arch Wiki...

p2501 · 14 February 2022 17:29

I have tried to put the curcor size into .profile, but it didn't work, thank you though! Much appreciated!
I had already set the size in Xressources tho.

So, any other ideas? Is it possible to set a size in index.theme?

petsam · 14 February 2022 19:43

Active environment variables and relogin after changes.
You said you have tried Archwiki methods. Did you try opening your application(s) in question with a CURSOR specific variable?

XCURSOR_SIZE=16 <gtk-application>

If you want help, post your actual current settings, so we come closer to your PC

env | grep -i "^g\|session\|desktop"
grep "." " .config/gtkrc*" ".config/gtk*/settings.ini" ".gtkrc-2.0" ".Xresources" ".Xdefaults"
grep "." ".profile" ".xprofile" ".bashrc"  # if you use bash, else the equivalent for your shell

p2501 · 15 February 2022 10:30

You're right, some more information would be actually helpful for you guys ...
XCURSOR_SIZE=16 <gtk-application> didn't work sadly

env | grep -i "^g|session|desktop":

DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce
GTK3_MODULES=xapp-gtk3-module
GTK_MODULES=canberra-gtk-module
GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
GTK2_RC_FILES=/home/p2501/.gtkrc-2.0
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
MCFLY_SESSION_ID=
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
STARSHIP_SESSION_KEY=
XDG_SESSION_ID=2
GDMSESSION=xfce
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=xfce
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0

grep "." " .config/gtkrc*" ".config/gtk*/settings.ini" ".gtkrc-2.0" ".Xresources" ".Xdefaults":

grep:  .config/gtkrc*: No such file or directory
grep: .config/gtk*/settings.ini: No such file or directory
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-theme-name="WhiteSur-dark"
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-icon-theme-name="Tela-circle-blue-dark"
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-sound-theme-name="Yaru"
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-font-name="Fira Sans 10"
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-cursor-theme-name="WhiteSur-cursors"
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-cursor-theme-size=16
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-toolbar-style=GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-toolbar-icon-size=GTK_ICON_SIZE_LARGE_TOOLBAR
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-button-images=1
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-menu-images=1
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-enable-event-sounds=1
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds=1
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-xft-antialias=1
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-xft-hinting=1
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-xft-hintstyle="hintfull"
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-xft-rgba="none"
.gtkrc-2.0:gtk-modules="canberra-gtk-module:gail:atk-bridge"
.Xresources:! X colors.
.Xresources:*foreground:        #ebb2b7
.Xresources:*background:        #0C0201
.Xresources:*.foreground:       #ebb2b7
.Xresources:*.background:       #0C0201
.Xresources:emacs*foreground:   #ebb2b7
.Xresources:emacs*background:   #0C0201
.Xresources:URxvt*foreground:   #ebb2b7
.Xresources:XTerm*foreground:   #ebb2b7
.Xresources:UXTerm*foreground:  #ebb2b7
.Xresources:URxvt*background:   [100]#0C0201
.Xresources:XTerm*background:   #0C0201
.Xresources:UXTerm*background:  #0C0201
.Xresources:URxvt*cursorColor:  #ebb2b7
.Xresources:XTerm*cursorColor:  #ebb2b7
.Xresources:UXTerm*cursorColor: #ebb2b7
.Xresources:URxvt*borderColor:  [100]#0C0201
.Xresources:! Colors 0-15.
.Xresources:*.color0: #0C0201
.Xresources:*color0:  #0C0201
.Xresources:*.color1: #0E0A4B
.Xresources:*color1:  #0E0A4B
.Xresources:*.color2: #BD5758
.Xresources:*color2:  #BD5758
.Xresources:*.color3: #B48D62
.Xresources:*color3:  #B48D62
.Xresources:*.color4: #C39D60
.Xresources:*color4:  #C39D60
.Xresources:*.color5: #F7877E
.Xresources:*color5:  #F7877E
.Xresources:*.color6: #DE6C82
.Xresources:*color6:  #DE6C82
.Xresources:*.color7: #ebb2b7
.Xresources:*color7:  #ebb2b7
.Xresources:*.color8: #a47c80
.Xresources:*color8:  #a47c80
.Xresources:*.color9: #0E0A4B
.Xresources:*color9:  #0E0A4B
.Xresources:*.color10: #BD5758
.Xresources:*color10:  #BD5758
.Xresources:*.color11: #B48D62
.Xresources:*color11:  #B48D62
.Xresources:*.color12: #C39D60
.Xresources:*color12:  #C39D60
.Xresources:*.color13: #F7877E
.Xresources:*color13:  #F7877E
.Xresources:*.color14: #DE6C82
.Xresources:*color14:  #DE6C82
.Xresources:*.color15: #ebb2b7
.Xresources:*color15:  #ebb2b7
.Xresources:! Black color that will not be affected by bold highlighting.
.Xresources:*.color66: #0C0201
.Xresources:*color66:  #0C0201
.Xresources:! Xclock colors.
.Xresources:XClock*foreground: #ebb2b7
.Xresources:XClock*background: #0C0201
.Xresources:XClock*majorColor:  rgba:eb/b2/b7/ff
.Xresources:XClock*minorColor:  rgba:eb/b2/b7/ff
.Xresources:XClock*hourColor:   rgba:eb/b2/b7/ff
.Xresources:XClock*minuteColor: rgba:eb/b2/b7/ff
.Xresources:XClock*secondColor: rgba:eb/b2/b7/ff
.Xresources:! Set depth to make transparency work.
.Xresources:URxvt*depth: 32
.Xresources:Xcursor.theme:	Layan-white-cursors
.Xresources:Xcursor.size:	16
grep: .Xdefaults: No such file or directory

grep "." ".profile" ".xprofile" ".bashrc":

.profile:export EDITOR=/usr/bin/micro
.profile:export BROWSER=firedragon
.profile:export TERM=alacritty
.profile:export MAIL=thunderbird
.profile:export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="qt5ct"
.profile:export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"
.profile:sh ~/.config/autostart-scripts/tty-color.sh &
.profile:export XCURSOR_THEME="Layan-white-cursors"
.profile:export XCURSOR_SIZE=16
.profile:export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
.profile:export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
.profile:export XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
grep: .xprofile: No such file or directory
.bashrc:#
.bashrc:# ~/.bashrc
.bashrc:#
.bashrc:# If not running interactively, don't do anything
.bashrc:[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
.bashrc:alias ls='ls --color=auto'
.bashrc:PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
.bashrc:export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
.bashrc:export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
.bashrc:export XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx

There you go.

petsam · 15 February 2022 19:02

The cursor size of 16 might not exist. Try one of 24, 32, 48, 64
You are in a xfce4 session. Use its utility to set cursor size.

p2501 · 16 February 2022 07:34

I set it to 24 in this utility, with absolutely no change to the cursors size.