cursor setting question

[Jay Ridgley]

On 12/2/23 16:53, Little Girl wrote:
> Hey there,
> 
> Jay Ridgley wrote:
> 
>> For YEARS I have wanted to have my cursor be a right_ptr! I am right
>> handed but use my mouse with my lefthand(long story)...
>>
>> Would the referenced xsetroot command allow me to do this:
>>
>> xsetroot -cursor_name right_ptr (substituting right vs left as
>> indicated)
> 
> Yes, it looks like you can:
> 
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8688406/how-can-i-make-xcursor-themes-lefty/8693385#8693385
> 
> And to make it persist through log-ins or reboots, you can add the
> command to your .xinitrc file.
THANK YOU Little Girl

When I opened a new terminal window and issued the xsetroot -cursor_name 
right_ptr command, the cursor changed on the desktop! However it did not 
change in any of my open windows. When I tried to edit .xinitrc I was 
informed that it would be a new file. What am I missing?

Thanks
Jay
> 

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