andrew:
Hi,
I chatted briefly with nomeata yesterday and the consesus was that my problem is not an app issue but instead something in my system or build of xmonad.
the problem: some apps, a blank workspace and the border around windows all show the default "X" mouse cursor. This shows up in a variety of apps: gnucash, xpdf, xvidtune*, Xdialog**. There are probably others, but I haven't gone through the whole list. Other apps work just fine: urxvt and other terminals show the usual text-insertion cursor. firefox/iceweasel show an arrow or insertion cursor as expected and so forth.
Yep, not a bug. You just set your own cursor, as follows: # .xinitrc xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr xsetroot -solid '#80a0af' I'll add it to the FAQ. -- Don