I have a similar issue...not sure if it's the same one. Just set Adwaita as the theme; most of the time you'll get the white Ubuntu default cursor until hovering over a text entry box or a hyperlink, or doing a few other things, then the cursor will turn black until you move it back off.
gnome-shell 3.2.0-0ubuntu1, on Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880718 Title: mouse icon changes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/880718/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
