From b150591c0b651ed32d3fea3d008a9db408fcaad7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Bates <alex@bates64.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 23:02:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] set Adwaita cursor theme for niri (fixes cursor never
 changing shape)

---
 modules/home/niri/config.kdl  | 5 +++++
 modules/home/niri/default.nix | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/modules/home/niri/config.kdl b/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
index 314e205..b7e8b2c 100644
--- a/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 // Check the wiki for a full description of the configuration:
 // https://yalter.github.io/niri/Configuration:-Introduction
 
+cursor {
+    xcursor-theme "Adwaita"
+    xcursor-size 24
+}
+
 environment {
     QT_QPA_PLATFORM "wayland"
     NIXOS_OZONE_WL "1"
diff --git a/modules/home/niri/default.nix b/modules/home/niri/default.nix
index 6f266a2..c8b28cf 100644
--- a/modules/home/niri/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/niri/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ in
   ];
 
   config = lib.mkIf (!config.isMacOS) {
+    home.pointerCursor = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.adwaita-icon-theme;
+      name = "Adwaita";
+      size = 24;
+      gtk.enable = true;
+      x11.enable = true;
+    };
+
     xdg.configFile."niri/config.kdl".source = lib.mkDefault ./config.kdl;
     xdg.portal.extraPortals = with pkgs; [
       xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
-- 
2.51.2