Bug 451707 - Installing cursor themes does not work
Summary: Installing cursor themes does not work
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 447275
Alias: None
Product: frameworks-knewstuff
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.92.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen
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Reported: 2022-03-19 23:22 UTC by Alistair Buxton
Modified: 2022-04-01 18:41 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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screenshot of "installed" cursor themes after installing through system settings (19.92 KB, image/png)
2022-03-19 23:22 UTC, Alistair Buxton
Details
screenshot after installing a cursor through discover (207.20 KB, image/png)
2022-03-26 16:27 UTC, Alistair Buxton
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Description Alistair Buxton 2022-03-19 23:22:53 UTC
Created attachment 147605 [details]
screenshot of "installed" cursor themes after installing through system settings

Cursor themes installed with Discover do not work. The preview shows the default cursors. Attempting to use it has no effect. If you leave the cursor settings screen and come back, the theme you installed is no longer present, but discover still thinks it is installed.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open settings -> appearance -> cursor
2. Click "get new cursors"
3. Install any cursor theme.
4. Go back to the settings window where the new theme will appear, but the preview will only show the default cursors (see attached screenshot).
5. Try to use the new theme (nothing happens).
6. Switch to a different page of the settings eg "Icons" and then switch back to cursors (the theme you just installed no longer appears)
7. Click "get new cursors" again and go to the theme you installed (Discover thinks it is already installed)

OBSERVED RESULT
It isn't possible to use a custom cursor theme installed with Discover.

EXPECTED RESULT
Installing a cursor theme with Discover should allow you to use it immediately.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Tested on KDE Neon user, testing, and developer using install images downloaded on the day of bug reporting. Also verified that the problem still happens after installing, rebooting into the install, and installing all available updates.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-03-26 15:33:24 UTC
Can you clarify whether you're installing the cursor theme using Discover, or using the "Get new Cursors" window that's accessed from System Settings? Those are different things.
Comment 2 Alistair Buxton 2022-03-26 16:18:36 UTC
I am using the "get new cursors" button from system settings. Sorry, I thought that was opening Discover.
Comment 3 Alistair Buxton 2022-03-26 16:26:31 UTC
I just tried installing a cursor using discover - launched from the main menu - and this did not work either. All the themes I had previously installed suddenly became visible in the settings, including the one I just installed, but still none of them work. Once again, after switching to a different settings panel and back to cursors they all disappeared.

In other words, this bug affects both methods of installing cursors.
Comment 4 Alistair Buxton 2022-03-26 16:27:52 UTC
Created attachment 147746 [details]
screenshot after installing a cursor through discover
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2022-04-01 18:39:03 UTC
Thanks. Let's start with knewstuff as it provided the common processing used by both.
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2022-04-01 18:41:17 UTC
Ah, it's Bug 447275.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 447275 ***