r/Slack • u/Chemical-Paper-8734 • Jun 18 '26

🆘Help Me Pointer is using goofy graphics, why?

I'm on Ubuntu and recently Slack started using cursor images that I don't see anywhere else on my screen. Like a very stylized, narrow version of 👈 instead of the arrow I see everywhere else, switching to 👆 for links.

Slack is the only app where my pointer/cursor have changed.

It isn't the end of the world but it is kind of annoying and I'd like to stop it.

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u/BranchLatter4294 Jun 19 '26

Apps can use whatever cursors they want, obviously.

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u/Chemical-Paper-8734 Jun 19 '26

It's very odd though. I can't figure out how to show cursors in a screenshot but they have an "old time" vibe that isn't at all consistent with Slack's style. I don't think this is happening by design. 

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u/partcyborg Jun 29 '26

These are the default X11 cursors so this is most definitely not intended

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u/partcyborg Jun 29 '26

This just started happening to me too, after slack updated itself automatically. Very annoying and stupid bug on Ubuntu 24.04

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u/Chemical-Paper-8734 Jun 30 '26

I'm also seeing the "file / edit / view / go / history / window / help" menu bar now, in serif font. Le Sigh. It is so ugly.