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MiniFAQ E-Mail/Mailscanner X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang @ FB02 @ H-BRS Received-SPF: none client-ip=194.95.66.48; envelope-from=alex@soeven.de; helo=ux-2s-mailproxy.inf.h-brs.de X-Spam_score_int: -16 X-Spam_score: -1.7 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, KHOP_HELO_FCRDNS=0.187, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_NONE=0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-To: larch@yhetil.org X-Migadu-Country: US ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1657961154; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:in-reply-to:in-reply-to: references:references:list-id:list-help:list-unsubscribe: list-subscribe:list-post; bh=a72zvhH313WQk9IQNwftINDf29T83eVPrkJRCfVehvc=; b=i9A1c1pIDAJvfkmyUuVB17jEBMVbskXR5CZTBKapIxvmqhYbANv7GSvliXCb9NtI2Wy9Jh oafWeDJDqAqa8XE95mPIY9/kIygkOSa6Nw0Ivdt2TmL+A2+8LwCvh9X4mxhcX6Azj5tpEd Uam3gm4ObuidhdDTYQYKGGlmAsD2UzvkZFclBVeceqS2ZG+sVyToPEl9foQ1L6J8WUq/Uh YA0rscyLEuZaleWYvZiYq7mBn2yxFzBcrpBt9mG8NGjuTBTi65GduYHzydxcDz9HzMKVwD jKM59sFZmxRxls2FeuCfoYZ4yRfCDxb2Ee1fHBpocHJwmGn+rjoQEIk8xyNH+g== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1657961154; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=YfvOJ5ZyYj26a6JcrmxLcm1yM1p3L+d1ykPGXJ3AYA+Wu0ANNIkaFXNHZ1g2lcBedJ7ItB +8S4GgGtsPhbWGraoUEkhftuWoPGskwZAaOJ8OZIbhhPq9SWktbhIijW3qNSHaymX58h1W 6srMO1emXeybFmhmWtAmogF0wkEkKc6JFPHDEIay4rWnfxJQyOQL0WseJXOwy4jZSwc0OL nyTn+3JjIx6RM4uNztFUE9mAWrmmOyGbXynQ8lqa+5VPAzhsta+UWiGexM6T1sF4ZetSTP hw6ZO2CC4pzUQKRz3If1QpaKn/Gy1O6eRKXjexyp3JprQL6D7szD6DDKfq71rQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -4.34 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 6970E2F433 X-Spam-Score: -4.34 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: BoBg+aBL/kMw Dear Gary, I tried this already an the effect is, that the default pointer (in X11 outside of any window) changes from a cross to a left_ptr but the size does not change. If I understand correctly, I need to have type1 fonts for that which I included in my config by adding `font-xfree86-type1` to my systems package list (but the corresponding path doesn't show up in the X11-fontpath). Also I'm wondering how to set the cursor size because by just executing `xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr` I set the cursor shape/type but how do I specify the size? Recepies from the net suggest to do this via a `fonts.alias` but that doesn't seem to have an effect either. Cheers, Alex On Fri, Jul 15 2022, 18:13:06, Gary Johnson wrote: > alex@soeven.de writes: >> >> My problem is the following: I use guix with X11 and EXWM as (only) >> window manager. I have a 13" laptop with 4k screen and therefore the >> X11-pointer/cursor is so small, that most of the time I don't even see >> it. All solutions to increase the cursor size without using gnome or >> similar tools involve the installation of a scalable font and then >> incresing the size of the cursor. However I don't manage to make this >> work on guix. >> >> Does anyone maybe have a working solution for this which they can share? >> >> Cheers, Alex > > Hi Alex, > > I also run EXWM as my window manager under Guix System. I manage my > keyboard and cursor settings in my ~/.xsession file. For the cursor > settings, I use xsetroot like so: > > ``` > # Change cursor to left arrow > xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr > ``` > > Take a look at its man page for quite a few options related to setting > the cursor file and size. > > Happy hacking! > Gary