Mailspring: Mouse cursor is different from my desktop cursor theme
What operating system are you using?
Ubuntu 16.04 (installed server edition, then added gnome desktop with tasksel)
What version of Mailspring are you using?
1.0.10-d250d253
Bug?
Mouse cursor is different from what I selected in Tweak Tool (Breeze-Snow), as if it was hardcoded in Mailspring. It happened me in a couple apps but they were using mono and I could actually fix those (like they used some kind of fallback default, and changing that default to my cursor theme). Can't do the same here apparently.
Since Mailspring is styled through CSS, can it be that the cursors are stored somewhere and I can overwrite them or something?
migmolrod
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Are you using the Snapcraft release of Mailspring? I think this is a known issue they're working to fix.
bengotow
on 11 Dec 2017
Oh, ok. It is actually Snapcraft version, yes. Where can I track that issue? I've looked for this bug but couldn't find anything, that's why I opened this.
migmolrod
on 12 Dec 2017
@migmolrod keep an eye on this thread, this post implies that the mouse theme is included in that thread's issue
Ads20000
on 5 Jan 2018
Hi have the same problem (use snapcraft version too, 1.1.2). The mouse cursor is different in Mailspring window. More serious than a different color is the different size: I am using a hidpi screen, gnome scaling factor 2 (gnome-shell 3.26.2). Cursor is tiny hovering over mailspring ...
grg2rsr
on 3 Feb 2018
Any updates on this? I really like Mailspring but the cursor is just too small and it's extremely annoying.
brown121407
on 16 Mar 2019
Same here. With a HiDPI display, the cursor is almost unusable.
mssngr
on 17 Mar 2019
The tiny mouse cursor on hidpi screens is still an issue. I am on ubuntu 18.10, same thing happened on 18.04. I installed mailspring through snap and I am on version 1.6.3-134a0e55 .
mokafolio
on 13 Jul 2019
Tiny mouse cursor is an issue for me too, on Ubuntu MATE 19.04. Just trying the application today, but disappointed to find the issue has been around since 2017.
x6herbius
on 22 Oct 2019
Got the same problem Zorin OS 15 running of Yoga 920 in 4K screen too. Really annoying and hope this can be resolved. A great mail client. Don't wanna use Thunderbird or Evolution.
chanchansir
on 14 Jan 2020
It looks like it might be as simple as setting the XCURSOR_PATH env var in the mailspring snap:
https://github.com/ubuntu/snapcraft-desktop-helpers/commit/4008601d
bliles
on 20 Jan 2020
Still exists if install using snapcraft.
tty2
on 19 Dec 2020
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Hi have the same problem (use snapcraft version too, 1.1.2). The mouse cursor is different in Mailspring window. More serious than a different color is the different size: I am using a hidpi screen, gnome scaling factor 2 (gnome-shell 3.26.2). Cursor is tiny hovering over mailspring ...