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