Bug 501422

Summary:	On X11, applying a new cursor theme does nothing, even after rebooting
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Riccardo Robecchi <sephiroth_pk>
Component:	kcm_cursortheme	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdedev, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	X11-only
Version First Reported In:	6.3.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Riccardo Robecchi 2025-03-12 18:19:34 UTC

SUMMARY
On X11, whichever cursor theme I select, nothing changes. Moreover, if a non-Breeze theme is selected, hovering the panel still shows the Breeze cursor. This happens even after a full reboot.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Apply any theme that's not Breeze.

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens.

EXPECTED RESULT
The selected theme is applied.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-03-12 19:49:43 UTC

Thanks for the bug report. I can reproduce the behavior you describe on X11 (not on Wayland). When I log out and back into X11, however, the new cursor theme is used all the time as expected.
For testing I used these cursors
Layan - Neon Testing
Night Diamon - git-master

In Wayland, on either system, the cursor immediately reflects the new theme everywhere.

After you log out and back into X11, do you see the new cursor theme used or not?

Comment 2 Riccardo Robecchi 2025-03-13 09:11:30 UTC

Unfortunately I don't. I had to reboot the computer and even after a full reboot there was no change.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-03-13 20:22:16 UTC

On X11, generally it's expected that you need to reboot after this to make it fully take effect everywhere, as Tracey indicated. We could add an info message saying this.

However if in your case the new cursor theme *never* takes effect, it seems like a different problem.