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cursor   statement


Syntax 1:
cursor cursorID

Description:
cursorID is interpreted as the resource ID of a 'crsr' (first choice) or a 'CURS' resource (alternative choice), and this statement changes the current cursor to the indicated cursor. The following cursor resources are always available:
_arrowCursor (0)
_iBeamCursor (1)
_crossCursor (2)
_plusCursor  (3)
_watchcursor (4)

Note:
If you've designed a csrs or a CURS resource of your own which you want to make available to your program, do the following:

  1. Assign a positive resource ID number, 128 or higher, to the resource.
  2. Copy the resource to the resources file which you reference in your program's resources statement.
You can then use the cursor statement to activate your cursor within the program.


Syntax 2:
cursor cursorID, _themeCursorStatic
cursor cursorID, _themeCursorAnimate // treated as _themeCursorStatic

Here, cursorID is one of:
_kThemeArrowCursor
_kThemeCopyArrowCursor
_kThemeAliasArrowCursor
_kThemeContextualMenuArrowCursor
_kThemeIBeamCursor
_kThemeCrossCursor
_kThemePlusCursor
_kThemeWatchCursor
_kThemeClosedHandCursor
_kThemeOpenHandCursor
_kThemePointingHandCursor
_kThemeCountingUpHandCursor
_kThemeCountingDownHandCursor
_kThemeCountingUpAndDownHandCursor
_kThemeSpinningCursor
_kThemeResizeLeftCursor
_kThemeResizeRightCursor
_kThemeResizeLeftRightCursor