[xmonad] Re: [PATCH] XMonad: set the default root cursor to XC_left_ptr

[Andres Salomon]

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:05:53 -0400
Thomas Friedrich <info at suud.de> wrote:

> Andres Salomon wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:38:46 +0200
> > Matthias Kilian
> > <kili at outback.escape.de> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:01:39PM -0400, Andres Salomon wrote:
> >>     
> >>> I've noticed that the default root cursor isn't changed from X's
> >>> default.  Is there a reason for this, other than just no one
> >>> noticing because their display manager overrides it?  I've noticed
> >>> this with nodm.  The patch below changes xmonad to override the
> >>> default cursor.
> >>>       
> >> You can always set the cursor from your .xsession or .xinitrc using
> >> xsetroot(1) before starting xmonad (or any other window manager).
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > Yep, and some display managers also set it.  However, my opinion is
> > that xmonad should be setting it.  If people feel differently, I'd
> > like to hear why.
> >   
> 
> I always have this trinity in my head: X-Server, Window-Manager,
> Desktop-Environment.  We're working on the level of the
> Window-Manager. But mouse pointers, fonts, window-decorations, etc.,
> I always think of these as being the job of the Desktop-Environment
> -- not the window-manager's job.  But I know that different people
> have different opinions..

But what happens when you're not using a DE? :)