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Most desktop environments manage the cursor using the Xcursor library
by default; this comes with scalable or multiple-sized cursor themes.
However, when running just a simple WM (twm, bspwm, ...) the cursor
handling is left to the X server, which uses a very simple fixed bitmap
font (this is called a "core" cursor). The font is uncomfortably small
on a high DPI display and must be replaced with a saner default.
Up until recently[1] it used to be possible to change the font on the
xserver command line, however the font name is now hardcoded. It's still
possible to change it, though: here I override the `fontcursormisc`
package and set an alias that points to a vector variant of the original
cursor font. The font size is set to match the standard cursor
dimensions on a 96dpi display. It's not perfect but it's a very simple
and effective solution.
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| .. | ||
| fonts | ||
| gtk | ||
| krb5 | ||
| xdg | ||
| appstream.nix | ||
| console.nix | ||
| debug-info.nix | ||
| gnu.nix | ||
| i18n.nix | ||
| iproute2.nix | ||
| ldap.nix | ||
| locale.nix | ||
| malloc.nix | ||
| networking.nix | ||
| no-x-libs.nix | ||
| nsswitch.nix | ||
| power-management.nix | ||
| pulseaudio.nix | ||
| qt5.nix | ||
| resolvconf.nix | ||
| shells-environment.nix | ||
| swap.nix | ||
| sysctl.nix | ||
| system-environment.nix | ||
| system-path.nix | ||
| terminfo.nix | ||
| unix-odbc-drivers.nix | ||
| update-users-groups.pl | ||
| users-groups.nix | ||
| vte.nix | ||
| zram.nix | ||