Hi: openSUSE 11.1 Gnome 64-bit
When my mouse is inactive with the pointer resting on the Desktop, the “busy” icon (rotating circle) operates constantly, even though no obvious processes are opening.
How do I stop that (or how do I change the mouse theme to one that has no moving “busy” icon)?
Thanks
swerdna
swerdna wrote:
> When my mouse is inactive with the pointer resting on the Desktop, the
> “busy” icon (rotating circle) operates constantly, even though no
> obvious processes are opening.
>
> How do I stop that (or how do I change the mouse theme to one that has
> no moving “busy” icon)?
You will have first to determinate if the cursor is busy due to some process
running in background or if “completely” busy at all (it never changes) 
Some things to try:
Greetings,
–
Camaleón
It was so very irritating – that I reinstalled openSUSE, keeping the same /home but a new root.
I did try top but couldn’t find anything helpful. I didn’t think to try logging on as another user.
I rather think it was related to my forcibly removing the two compulsory Desktop icons (online help and openSUSE greeter).
Thanks anyway.
swerdna wrote:
> It was so very irritating – that I reinstalled openSUSE, keeping the
> same /home but a new root.
Drastic measures allways work
> I did try top but couldn’t find anything helpful. I didn’t think to try
> logging on as another user.
>
> I rather think it was related to my forcibly removing the two
> compulsory Desktop icons (online help and openSUSE greeter).
Oh, yes. That is one of the Gnome “most annoying bugs”. It has an easy fix,
btw.
GNOME
http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.1
Bug #438071: Default desktop icons cannot be deleted by normal user
> Thanks anyway.
You’re welcome.
Greetings,
–
Camaleón
And thanks to you Camaleón, I now have removed the two icons in my new installation without re-damaging my system.
In particular, for others, here are the exact steps: Gnome desktop icons resetting - openSUSE Forums