[Bug 443002] [NEW] xdm does not respect x-cursor-theme from update-alternatives

[Rich Wareham]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xdm

The default Xresources file shipped with xdm hard-codes the use of the
Xcursor 'whiteglass' theme rather than respecting the default set via
update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme.

This wouldn't be so bad except that, when using a lightweight window
manager or non GNOME/KDE apps, the whiteglass cursors can persist on the
root window and can cause inconsistency between e.g. GNOME apps and
plain X apps such as xterm.

The attached patch simply removes the hard-coded theme from xdm's
Xdefaults file and causes X to fall back to the default x-cursor-theme
alternative.

The patch is purely configuration but since Ubuntu provides a mechanism
to configure a system-wide Xcursor theme, we should probably respect it.

** Affects: xdm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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xdm does not respect x-cursor-theme from update-alternatives
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