Am Montag, 25. Juni 2012 schrieb Calvin Morrison:
> On 25 June 2012 15:00, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp <office@...> wrote:
> > 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
>
> It appears not to matter actually - it always uses that cursor without
> either command. I suppose that it is just a default somewhere.
>
> Where would a default cursor be set?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X11_Cursors

usually in .Xresources, the resource is called "Xcursor.theme". 

e.g:

$ xrdb << XXX
Xcursor.theme: a-theme-name
XXX

sets the theme from /usr/share/icons/a-theme-name/

Nik