GenericCursorType

Note that there is no exact appearance guaranteed for any of these items; it may change appearance on different operating systems or future simpledisplay versions.

Values

ValueMeaning
Default

The default arrow pointer.

Wait

A cursor indicating something is loading and the user must wait.

Hand

A pointing finger, like the one used hovering over hyperlinks in a web browser.

Help

A cursor indicating the user can get help about the pointer location.

Cross

A crosshair.

Text

An i-beam shape, typically used to indicate text selection is possible.

Move

Pointer indicating movement is possible. May also be used as SizeAll.

UpArrow

An arrow pointing straight up.

Progress

The hourglass and arrow, indicating the computer is working but the user can still work. Not great results on X11.

NotAllowed

Indicates the current operation is not allowed. Not great results on X11.

SizeNesw

Arrow pointing northeast and southwest (lower-left corner resize indicator).

SizeNs

Arrow pointing north and south (upper/lower edge resize indicator).

SizeNwse

Arrow pointing northwest and southeast (upper-left corner resize indicator).

SizeWe

Arrow pointing west and east (left/right edge resize indicator).

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