Why does my window manager (stumpwm) show a cross on the mouse pointer when it is over the root window?

Question

My mouse pointer turns into a cross when there are no elements under it other than the root window. I've been having this issue with stumpwm since I installed it, but I know that a cross over the root window is a normal occurrence in twm or any other basic window manager.

Can it be removed?

What do you mean by “no element”? Do you mean if the cursor is outside of any window (i.e. on the root window)? — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', May 31 '15 at 19:05
@Gilles yes, I meant that, just like you experience it in twm. — Kolt Penny, Jul 22 '15 at 03:30

score 2 · Answer 1 · 2022-09-12T21:59:15.653

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insert into your .config/stumprc/config file:

(run-shell-command "xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr")

edited Sep 12 '22 at 21:59

answered Sep 12 '22 at 21:58

Any particular place in the file? Can you explain what this does? – G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica' Sep 13 '22 at 00:29

Why does my window manager (stumpwm) show a cross on the mouse pointer when it is over the root window?

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