Am Montag, 25. Juni 2012 schrieb Calvin Morrison: > On 25 June 2012 14:48, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp <office@...> wrote: > > Am Montag, 25. Juni 2012 schrieb Calvin Morrison: > > > On 25 June 2012 13:44, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp <office@...> wrote: > > > > Am Montag, 25. Juni 2012 schrieb Calvin Morrison: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > I use my laptop at work via X11 forwarding (to my main desktop > > > > > which > > > > is > > > > > > > a mac). I usually initiate a ssh session and then run: > > > > > > > > > > /opt/trinity/bin/kdeinit -no-kded > > > > > > > > > > This starts a kde session without the kded daemon (which launches > > > > > kicker and kdesktop and so). For some reason however my X cursor > > > > isn't > > > > > > > set properly, and instead it's the very ugly default one (which > > > > drives > > > > > > > me insane), instead of the one I set in kcontrol. This only happens > > > > on > > > > > > > x11 forwarding and not on my local sessions. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > Calvin > > > > > > > > just for clearification: > > > > > > > > You are running X11 locally, use xterm (or someting simillar) and ssh > > > > to > > > > > > the > > > > target computer, there you do "/opt/trinity/bin/kdeinit -no-kded"? If > > > > yes, what is the initial cursor theme? Is it the default cursor? > > > > > > I am not running it locally. I ssh into the my laptop from my mac and > > > run that. The default cursor is the default trinity cursor. > > > > > > Calvin > > > > Does the xserver of your mac honor X11 cursor themes? > > > > Nik > > I think it must because it is getting set somehow. by default it uses the > regular mac one until set otherwise So this works, i.e. sets the cursor: ssh somebody@localhost "/opt/trinity/bin/kdeinit -no-kded" But this does not, i.e. does not set the cursor: ssh somebody@sunnybeach "/opt/trinity/bin/kdeinit -no-kded" Is this right? Nik