Root window now has a cursor

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ target_link_libraries(Hypr
         xcb-keysyms
         xcb-randr
         xcb-xinerama
+        xcb-cursor
         ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 )

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Hypr is a Linux tiling window manager for Xorg. It's written in XCB with modern
 - [ ] Upgrade the status bar rendering to Cairo
 - [ ] Better status bar configability
 - [ ] Rounded corners
-- [ ] Replace default X11 cursor with the pointer
+- [x] Replace default X11 cursor with the pointer
 - [x] Fix ghost windows once and for all
 - [ ] Fix windows minimizing themselves to tray not being able to come back without pkill
 - [x] Moving windows between workspaces without floating

src/defines.hpp

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <xcb/xinerama.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_event.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_util.h>
+#include <xcb/xcb_cursor.h>
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>

src/windowManager.cpp

@@ -15,13 +15,23 @@ xcb_visualtype_t* CWindowManager::setupColors() {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+void CWindowManager::updateRootCursor() {
+    if (xcb_cursor_context_new(DisplayConnection, Screen, &pointerContext) < 0) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Creating a cursor context failed!");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    pointerCursor = xcb_cursor_load_cursor(pointerContext, "left_ptr");
+
+    Debug::log(LOG, "Cursor created with ID " + std::to_string(pointerCursor));
+
+    // Set the cursor
+    uint32_t values[1] = { pointerCursor };
+    xcb_change_window_attributes(DisplayConnection, Screen->root, XCB_CW_CURSOR, values);
+}
+
 void CWindowManager::setupRandrMonitors() {
 
-    // TODO: this stopped working on my machine for some reason.
-    // i3 works though...?
-
-    // finds 0 monitors
-
     XCBQUERYCHECK(RANDRVER, xcb_randr_query_version_reply(
         DisplayConnection, xcb_randr_query_version(DisplayConnection, XCB_RANDR_MAJOR_VERSION, XCB_RANDR_MINOR_VERSION), &errorRANDRVER), "RandR query failed!" );
 
@@ -160,6 +170,8 @@ void CWindowManager::setupManager() {
 
     ConfigManager::loadConfigLoadVars();
 
+    updateRootCursor();
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Finished setup!");
 
     // TODO: EWMH

src/windowManager.hpp

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public:
     std::atomic<bool>           mainThreadBusy = false;
     std::atomic<bool>           animationUtilBusy = false;
 
+    xcb_cursor_t                pointerCursor;
+    xcb_cursor_context_t*       pointerContext;
+
     CWindow*                    getWindowFromDrawable(int64_t);
     void                        addWindowToVectorSafe(CWindow);
     void                        removeWindowFromVectorSafe(int64_t);
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ public:
     void                        cleanupUnusedWorkspaces();
     xcb_visualtype_t*           setupColors();
     void                        updateBarInfo();
+    void                        updateRootCursor();
 
 };