sqr-xcursor

a simple, complete, 32x32, square shaped x11 cursor theme.

Preview

Usage

to build and install the cursor theme, xcursorgen is required. you can then use the provided shell scripts:

1. create the cursor files from the png images:

# hotspot at pixel 15,15 (center), 50ms per animation frame
cd src && ./generate.sh 15 15 50 

2. create links for some other cursors for completeness:

cd src && ./create-links.sh

3. install the theme

   • either system-wide:

     sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/icons/sqr-xcursor && sudo cp cursors $_ -r
     

   • or just for the current user:

     mkdir -p $XDG_DATA_HOME/icons/sqr-xcursor && cp cursors $_ -r
     

4. use the theme: in regular desktop environments, selecting it in your settings should suffice.

   without a desktop environment, setting a default in the icons directory (whether system-wide or user-specific) should work:

   # system-wide:
   sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/icons/default && \
       sudo printf "\n[Icon Theme]\nInherits=sqr-xcursor\n" >> $_/index.theme
   
   # or user-only:
   mkdir -p $XDG_DATA_HOME/icons/default && \
       printf "\n[Icon Theme]\nInherits=sqr-xcursor\n" >> $_/index.theme
   

   you will need to restart your xsession after this (log out and back in)

   if issues still arise, setting the cursor theme in your .config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini might also be required/help:

   [Settings]
   gtk-cursor-theme-name=sqr-xcursor
   gtk-cursor-theme-size=32