Other i3 uses default cursor on desktop and bar

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For some reason, my i3 setup uses the default x11 black cursor when i hover over my polybar or over my desktop. I have no idea why, because (some) gtk apps (except for nwg-look) use the cursor I have set in ~/.gtkrc-2.0, ~/.Xresources, ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini, ~/.config/gtk-4.0/settings.ini, ~/.config/xsettingsd/xsettingsd.conf, ~/.icons/default/index.theme. xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr sets it up correctly, but only for the desktop (not over my bar), and only until I open and close a window. What other config files do I have to change? nwg-look also for some reason uses the default one, I have no idea why.

 

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Try installing it system-wide to see if it is read by polybar.
Pointer names are non-standard (left_ptr), try making symbolic links.

Mouse theme changes when hovering over i3 windows · Issue #2182 · i3/i3

I was trying to set my mouse cursor theme which I had done successfully in .Xresources however when I start i3 and I'm on the desktop I see the default black black cursor. When I launch say Google ...

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Cursor themes - ArchWiki

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Some combination of adding an the cursor theme and size to ~/.Xdefaults (already had it in .Xresources), adding xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr to [FILE~/.xsession[/FILE], creating the system wide gtk3 config, and copying /usr/local/share/icons/Adwaita to ~/.icons fixed it.