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timetravellingBlockhead

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Registered: 2025-04-16

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How can I make a high-resolution cursor that isn't giant?

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Synopsis
I want to replace my default cursor with a custom image file. Using xcursorgen, I've done this with a small theme that inherits from the default theme, but the issue is that my desired cursor is a high-resolution (272x272) image, which makes it 272x272 pixels large on my screen.

Background Information

• OS: Linux Mint 22.1, Xfce edition

• Xfce version: Xfce 4.18 (WM is Xfwm4)

What I've Tried So Far

• Scouring the Xfce docs and wiki

• Looking it up

• Opening up pre-existing Xfce cursor themes

• Changing the cursor size in Settings Manager > Mouse and Touchpad > Theme > [My theme] > Size > Cursor size
  

My Theme So Far
My theme (named "cat") so far is a folder located in ~/.icons/ with the follow structure:

cat
├── cursors
│   └── default
└── index.theme

Where default is a cursor generated with xcursorgen. This works, giving me the cursor, but as previously mentioned the cursor is way too large.

My index.theme file looks like this:

[Icon Theme]
Name = cat
Comment = Changes the main cursor.
Example = normal
Inherits = Bibata-Modern-Classic

Many thanks ^_^