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

[Thomas Friedrich]

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..

Best,
Thomas