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xdm does not respect x-cursor-theme from update-alternatives

Bug #443002 reported by Rich Wareham
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xdm

The default Xresources file shipped with xdm hard-codes the use of the Xcursor 'whiteglass' theme rather than respecting the default set via update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme.

This wouldn't be so bad except that, when using a lightweight window manager or non GNOME/KDE apps, the whiteglass cursors can persist on the root window and can cause inconsistency between e.g. GNOME apps and plain X apps such as xterm.

The attached patch simply removes the hard-coded theme from xdm's Xdefaults file and causes X to fall back to the default x-cursor-theme alternative.

The patch is purely configuration but since Ubuntu provides a mechanism to configure a system-wide Xcursor theme, we should probably respect it.

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lp:ubuntu/karmic/xdm
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Rich Wareham (richwareham) wrote :
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Thanks for providing a patch for this issue. I would encourage you to also send this upstream.

One question I have is will there always be a default x-cursor-theme? If not, then what will be the default in that case?

Changed in xdm (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package xdm - 1:1.1.8-6ubuntu1

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xdm (1:1.1.8-6ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * Add 100_no_whiteglass.patch: Don't hardcode the default Xcursor theme
    to whiteglass. Use the Ubuntu default x-cursor-theme instead.
    (LP: #443002)

 -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:42:52 -0700

Changed in xdm (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Rich Wareham (richwareham) wrote :

AFAIUI if there is no x-cursor-theme specified, X will fall back to the good ol' cursor font (black arrow) since XDM does request an arrow cursor. I don't think one will get the dreaded 'X' cursor.

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Simon (simon-floery) wrote :

It seems that above patch has not been applied. Latest xdm package (1:1.1.8-6ubuntu1) still hard codes cursor theme.

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