cursor.set

cursor.set is a function that is part of the cursor functions.

It sets the shape of the mouse pointer to display.

This has been introduced in TI-Nspire OS 3.0 (Changes).

Syntax

cursor.set(cursorName)

Parameter	Type	Description
cursorName	string	The name of the cursor shape to use for the mouse pointer. It can be one of the following strings : "animate", "arrow", "clear", "crosshair", "default", "diag resize", "dilation", "dotted arrow", "drag grab", "excel plus", "hand closed", "hand open", "hand pointer", "hide", "hollow pointer", "interrogation", "link select", "mod label", "pencil", "pointer", "resize column", "resize row", "rotation", "show" "text", "translation", "unavailable", "wait busy", "writing", "zoom box", "zoom in", "zoom out"

Example

if needsCursor then   -- needsCursor would be a variable defined earlier
   cursor.set("pencil")
end

Cursors

(this images also contains some non-available cursors, but most of them are)

See also

• cursor.show