[Xorg 7.0] Changing Cursor Theme

Hi guys, I used to change my cursor theme modifying /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons/default/.? (I don't remember the name of that file), what about Xorg 7.0?, where should I put my cursor theme, and where make it default?

Moo-Crumpus wrote:I don't have that folder, 2. Creating one and adding the files had no effects at all. Btw the mixture of xorg mouse cursors and themes, icons in one folder is really ugly.
i totally agree. and although strictly speaking i guess they *are* icons, wouldn't it have been better for X to specify them as cursors, e.g. in the index.theme, etc.?
>>edit: i put the icons in ~/.icons and added them to ~/.Xdefaults, and i get the right "busy" cursor while the desktop is loading. but then once it's loaded, they've reverted to the X default cursors again. so apparently something in xorg 7.0 is even overriding ~/.Xdefaults.

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