Making a custom mouse cursor in ubuntu 12.04

Question

I have done some customization to my desktop but I am really stumped on trying to figure out how to make my own mouse cursor by taking a png and editing it and then making it an x11 file.

I have gotten all the files I need and made them all, in fact the cursor (its a star trek logo) shows up in the gnome tools advanced setting as star-trek-cursor, but when I go into the command line to use sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme, it does not show up in the list anywhere to set it.

I have tried making a .theme file where all the other X11 cursors are located, but no luck so I figured I would see if anyone else out there has had luck with this.

Solution

This and this video tutorial might help you making cursor theme.

To change cursor theme, Go to software center and install Unity tweak tool. Open it, select cursors and select the cursor that you like.

Comments

[user252692]

thanks for the reply, are you able to use this software to create a custom cursor?

[Dusan Milosevic]

Honestly, I'm not sure. There are several cursors you can choose. Try finding icons of these cursors in the folder when the program is installed and modifying them.

[user252692]

I did change my cursor to an oxy-viorange already, however I am determined to figure how to make my own cursor, I know there is a way I just need to find it. my only problem is that I am not sure how to get the file to show up in the terminal so I can set it

[Dusan Milosevic]

Try this and this(part2). If it works please mark this as answered.

[user252692]

Thanks I will try this when I get the time and I will get back to you

[user252692]

I was really close but the video helped thanx!!!

[Anwar]

@DusanMilosevic This is not what OP asked. They asked how to make cursor theme and you answered how to select a cursor theme!