Bug 463534 - Gtk cursors problematic on Wayland
Summary: Gtk cursors problematic on Wayland
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: wayland-generic (show other bugs)
Version: 5.26.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2022-12-27 22:00 UTC by tusooa
Modified: 2023-01-04 18:24 UTC (History)
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Description tusooa 2022-12-27 22:00:27 UTC
SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open xournalpp
2. Change tool to pen, draw something
3. Hover on anywhere other than the canvas

OBSERVED RESULT
The cursor is shown as a dot.

EXPECTED RESULT
The cursor is shown normally, with the default cursor.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.18.12 / 5.26.4
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.101.0
Qt Version: 5.15.7

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2023-01-04 13:21:38 UTC
Are you able to test on any other compositors?

When I run this I see lots of gtk warnings about icon themes not being found. I do end up with a fallback boring cursor being used rather than a dot, but that's going to be setup specific. If kwin gets told to draw a dot, we'll draw a dot.
Comment 2 tusooa 2023-01-04 18:18:50 UTC
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #1)
> Are you able to test on any other compositors?
> 
> When I run this I see lots of gtk warnings about icon themes not being
> found. I do end up with a fallback boring cursor being used rather than a
> dot, but that's going to be setup specific. If kwin gets told to draw a dot,
> we'll draw a dot.

The dot is xournalpp-specific -- it is the cursor of it when it is drawing something. However, this cursor should not appear outside the canvas.

On other gtk programs (firefox, emacs) the cursors seem weirder and sometimes disappear.

I ran xournalpp on weston, and yes I can reproduce it there. Maybe it's a gtk bug?
Comment 3 tusooa 2023-01-04 18:24:12 UTC
Ok it's an issue of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/5379 (I'm not sure whether gtk is an upstream or downstream, if I'm wrong please correct me)