Changed the value manually to 'whiteglass' and it survived logout-in. Installed Precise on another pc today and update alternatives worked fine there. I'll change bug description reflecting the 'adwaita' default.
** Summary changed: - dconf-editor doesn't reflect custom value + dconf-editor cursor-theme value says 'adwaita' default -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/926900 Title: dconf-editor cursor-theme value says 'adwaita' default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/d-conf/+bug/926900/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs