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   Carlos E.R. to Bula Vinaka   
   Re: Unusual cursor behavior in Leap 15.0   
   20 Oct 18 10:56:04   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 18/10/2018 22.04, Bula Vinaka wrote:   
   > On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:09:05 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 17/10/2018 21.55, Bula Vinaka wrote:   
   >>> Did an upgrade to 15.0 and everything is working fine, EXCEPT:   
   >>>   
   >>> I set a larger cursor in settings/Configure Desktop (Plasma5), and it   
   >>> stays the same size in all apps -- but inside Firefox the cursor   
   >>> immediately shrinks down to almost invisibility.   
   >>>   
   >>> I would blame Firefox, except that the shrinking also happens if/when I   
   >>> hover over a link in Evolution. Firefox does not have to be open for   
   >>> this to occur.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> Then it is affecting gtk applications.   
   >   
   > I was hoping you wouldn't say that :-)   
   >   
   >>> Any ideas on making the cursor size stick would be appreciated. There   
   >>> seems to be no way to adjust the cursor size in Firefox proper; an   
   >>> add-on I'd been using in the previous version no longer runs on the   
   >>> newer Firefox.   
   >>   
   >> No,, you have to search for settings of gtk apps underr plasma, or   
   >> perhaps gtk apps generally.   
   >   
   > Looked all over Plasma and Gnome proper and the only thing I found in   
   > Gnome didn't seem to affect the cursor size at all. After hurling five or   
   > six mighty oaths, I returned to Plasma. This afternoon the cursor is   
   > working properly in both Firefox and Evolution. I don't know how or why,   
   > but there it is.   
   >   
   > Thanks for your reply! Maybe poking around in Gnome did something to make   
   > it work. Or maybe you're a magician.   
   >   
   > Thanks again!   
   >   
      
   Welcome! :-)   
      
   Well, maybe your tinkering started some daemon or created some file. Go   
   figure.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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