Where are the mouse themes read?

[ToddAndMargo]

On 8/15/25 9:41 AM, Silvio Knizek wrote:
> Am Freitag, dem 15.08.2025 um 06:18 -0700 schrieb ToddAndMargo:
> 
>> On 8/15/25 4:30 AM, Silvio Knizek wrote:
>>> 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
>>
>>
>> Hi Silvio,
>>
>> That is the possible themes.  I am after only the ones that
>> show in
>>       [https://ibb.co/SDbj64kD](https://ibb.co/SDbj64kD)
>> The ones in Red.  In other words, the ones that Xfce
>> has installed and that show in Mouse and Touchpad
>> themes tab.
>>
>> In the above, it is only three.
>>       Adwaita (which is the default)
>>       MATE    (I have MATE installed too.)
>>       MATE (Black)
>>
>> I am after this list from the command line.
> 
> In every such `icons/${theme_name}` directory you have the file `index.theme`.
> 
> There, if the entry `[Icon Theme]` does exist, it's available as a cursor theme.
> 
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cursor_themes is a very good resource as well.
> 
> BR
> Silvio

$ find /usr/share -iname index.theme -exec grep -i "icon theme" {} \;
gives me virtually on 200 of them.  But if I only search for those that 
have a cursors directory, I just get the ones in red.

Thank you!