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

[Andres Salomon]

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.