On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:50:37 +1100, Trent W. Buck <trentbuck@gmail.com> wrote:
However I reckon I just worked out what it is. X pointers are now themable, and I expect you have an X pointer theme installed. Since they're PNGs (with alpha transparency, whoop-de-doo!) you can't just set fg/bg colours of the pointer while they're on.
You've nailed it. The dmz-cursor-theme is brought in by default in Squeeze if packages such as evolution and gnome-screensaver are installed (which are part of the default desktop). If I install dmz-cursor-theme then I can no longer change my cursor colors, since it now uses the image files. The theme name is defined in /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme so the original color behaviour can be restored simply by commenting out the 'Inherits' parameter from that file. Glenn -- pool.sks-keyservers.net 0xb1e82ec9228ac090