Mouse pointers for lefties

Question

Is there any possibility to change default mouse pointers to mirrored ones, suitable for lefties? Tried Google and local search - no results.

Thanx.

Answer 1

You can install custom cursor themes in your profile using the following guide. You can find other themes that will work but for this example I am using the Obsidian Left theme.

1. Download the theme archive from here.
2. If it does not already exist create a directory named .icons in your home folder, from the terminal you can run:

mkdir ~/.icons

4. Unzip the archive into the newly created .icons folder. The result should look like:

/home/yourusername/.icons/Obsidian_L

4. Run the following command in the terminal in order to set the theme

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme "Obsidian_L"

If all goes well you should have left-handed cursors.

If you want to go back to the default run the following in the terminal:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme "elementary"