cursor.default_monitor has no effect

[Sajito]

Hi,

can anyone confirm, if the cursor.default_monitor setting works correctly?
For me it does nothing. I have two monitors, DP-1 and DP-2. The cursor always starts on DP-2, regardless of the value I set in cursor:default_monitor.

I'm starting hyprland using uwsm.
DP-1 always starts with workspace 1.
Also, I tried using exec-once = hyprctl dispatch workspace 1 in my hyprland config, but that also did not work.

Anyone got an idea, how I can make it work?
DP-2 always needs a few seconds more to turn on after login, could that be related?

Thanks.

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hyprctl version

Hyprland 0.51.0 built from branch  at commit 46174f78b374b6cea669c48880877a8bdcf7802f  (version: bump to 0.51.0).
Date: Wed Sep 10 12:41:05 2025
Tag: v0.51.0, commits: 6418
built against:
 aquamarine 0.9.4
 hyprlang 0.6.3
 hyprutils 0.8.4
 hyprcursor 0.1.13
 hyprgraphics 0.1.5


no flags were set

hyprctl getoption cursor:default_monitor

str: DP-1
set: true

hyprctl monitors

Monitor DP-1 (ID 0):
	[email protected] at 1920x0
	description: HP Inc. OMEN 32c CNC3091DHJ
	make: HP Inc.
	model: OMEN 32c
	physical size (mm): 700x390
	serial: CNC3091DHJ
	active workspace: 1 (1)
	special workspace: 0 ()
	reserved: 0 45 0 0
	scale: 1.00
	transform: 0
	focused: no
	dpmsStatus: 1
	vrr: false
	solitary: 0
	solitaryBlockedBy: windowed mode,missing candidate
	activelyTearing: false
	tearingBlockedBy: next frame is not torn,user settings,missing candidate
	directScanoutTo: 0
	directScanoutBlockedBy: user settings,missing candidate
	disabled: false
	currentFormat: XRGB8888
	mirrorOf: none
	availableModes: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 

Monitor DP-2 (ID 1):
	[email protected] at 0x180
	description: AOC 2590G4 0x00004500
	make: AOC
	model: 2590G4
	physical size (mm): 540x300
	serial: 0x00004500
	active workspace: 2 (2)
	special workspace: 0 ()
	reserved: 0 45 0 0
	scale: 1.00
	transform: 0
	focused: yes
	dpmsStatus: 1
	vrr: false
	solitary: 0
	solitaryBlockedBy: windowed mode,missing candidate
	activelyTearing: false
	tearingBlockedBy: next frame is not torn,user settings,missing candidate
	directScanoutTo: 0
	directScanoutBlockedBy: user settings,missing candidate
	disabled: false
	currentFormat: XRGB8888
	mirrorOf: none
	availableModes: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]