Where are the mouse themes read?

[Silvio Knizek]

Am Freitag, dem 15.08.2025 um 03:38 -0700 schrieb ToddAndMargo:

> Hi All,
> 
> Fedora 41
> Xfce 4.18
> 
> I have been reading through
>   [https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/tree/master/dialogs/mouse-settings](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/tree/master/dialogs/mouse-settings)
> 
> to try and figure out where mouse settings is reading the
> installed themes shown in the red block here:
> 
>     [https://ibb.co/SDbj64kD](https://ibb.co/SDbj64kD)
> 
> I think is might start with line 542,
>      if (xfce_rc_has_group (rc, "Icon Theme"))
> 
> but I am thoroughly confused.
> 
> Are the installed mouse themes not stored in a file
> somewhere or an X11 call that will list them?
> 
> Yours in confusion,  
> -T

Hi,

cursor themes are in `{${XDG_DATA_DIRS},${XDG_DATA_HOME}}/icons/${theme_name}/cursors`

- `$XDG_DATA_DIRS` defaults to `/usr/local/share:/usr/share`,
- `$XDG_DATA_HOME` defaults to `$HOME/.local/share`.

HTH,  
Silvio