Not respecting system cursor (flatpak) (linux)

[jackjohn7]

What happened?

What happened

I installed the browser (love it) and noticed that zen is not respecting my system's cursor preference. I've included images showing the difference. Not only is it the wrong icon, but it's quite large. It's not just the default cursor. The pointer, text, and other cursors are also incorrect. This issue does not seem to be reproducible with AppImage.

I installed the application using flatpak (through the KDE Discover GUI). I'm running the KDE desktop environment with Wayland. I've not experienced this bug in any other applications.

I expect the cursor to be mostly consistent across applications. This initially made me want to stop using Zen.

I couldn't find anyone else reporting the same problem.

I ordinarily use firefox, and I do not have the same issue there.

Cursor difference

right window is Zen, left is KDE Discover

Firefox

In the meantime

Are there any instructions for building from source? I didn't see any.

Reproducible?

• [x] I have checked that this issue cannot be reproduced on Mozilla Firefox.

Version

1.0.0-a.28

Severity impact

Low

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Linux

Relevant log output

No response

[0Unkn0wn]

Same here. It looks like the cursor is the GDK one and ignores the system's default.

It would be nice to be able to match it with the system one as they are quite different in size as well.

[iSaluki]

Can't reproduce on Gnome using the flatpak. Possibly a KDE specific bug?

[CoutHi]

works fine for me on cinnamon as well, might be a gtk thing I don't know.

[awwpotato]

Work fine for me on KDE 6.1.4 Wayland using the a30 Flatpak

[ethanrusz]

Work fine for me on KDE 6.1.4 Wayland using the a30 Flatpak

Working in the same setup for me.

[fgclue]

This is a flatpak or Gtk issue I think.

I have the same issue with some applications.

[jackjohn7]

I'm having the same issue on the a32 version I downloaded using the flatpakref

[ravengalqueen]

I have the Same issue on gnome

[WasmachenDennSachenSo]

The package "xdg-desktop-portal-gtk" might fix the issue.

[Megafrox]

Giving Zen browser permissions through flatseal fixes this. This is a flatpack issue, not a Zen browser issue.

[jackjohn7]

Giving Zen browser permissions through flatseal fixes this. This is a flatpack issue, not a Zen browser issue.

@Megafrox

Thanks for letting me know. Do you know what particular permissions are required?

[Megafrox]

Giving Zen browser permissions through flatseal fixes this. This is a flatpack issue, not a Zen browser issue.

@Megafrox

Thanks for letting me know. Do you know what particular permissions are required?

Not exactly, I just gave it permission to access all files and that worked. I understand if you don't want to do that, tho.

[jackjohn7]

Giving Zen browser permissions through flatseal fixes this. This is a flatpack issue, not a Zen browser issue.

@Megafrox Thanks for letting me know. Do you know what particular permissions are required?

Not exactly, I just gave it permission to access all files and that worked. I understand if you don't want to do that, tho.

@Megafrox Do you have xdg-desktop-portal-gtk installed? I've tried giving it all the file permissions and I still have the same issue.

[Megafrox]

Giving Zen browser permissions through flatseal fixes this. This is a flatpack issue, not a Zen browser issue.

@Megafrox Thanks for letting me know. Do you know what particular permissions are required?

Not exactly, I just gave it permission to access all files and that worked. I understand if you don't want to do that, tho.

@Megafrox Do you have xdg-desktop-portal-gtk installed? I've tried giving it all the file permissions and I still have the same issue.

I honestly don't know lmao, if it's pre installed in pop!os then yes, if not, maybe? I can't check cuz Im not at my pc rn.

[mauro-balades]

We'll see how this issue persists once I update the flatpak

[m2x07]

The package "xdg-desktop-portal-gtk" might fix the issue.

I am facing the same issue. yes i have xdg-desktop-portal-gtk package installed. My desktop:

• Arch Linux
• Gnome 46
• X11
• zen-browser version 1.0.0-a.37 (64-bit) from flatpak

[m2x07]

Giving Zen browser permissions through flatseal fixes this. This is a flatpack issue, not a Zen browser issue.

@Megafrox

Thanks for letting me know. Do you know what particular permissions are required?

These are the two permissions i added through flatseal that solved the issue for me. the :ro stands for "read only". Let me know if this helps or not

[jackjohn7]

This seems to be fixed for me in the latest version. I didn't change anything in flatseal between my last time trying and now.

[RayZ3R0]

Seems fixed and was probably a flatpak issue. Closing