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Chanty
05-16-2007, 11:17 AM
I have added a custom cursor to my web page, and it works perfectly over the whole page except when i move my cursor over a button or link where it changes to the standard "hand" cursor.
The code is as follows: <body style="cursor: url('cursors/printer.ani')">
I would like it to stay as the custom cursor throughout the page, over buttons & links. Is there a way to do this?
mwinter
05-16-2007, 09:48 PM
I have added a custom cursor to my web page, and it works perfectly over the whole page except when i move my cursor over a button or link where it changes to the standard "hand" cursor.
The code is as follows: <body style="cursor: url('cursors/printer.ani')">

The cursor property requires a built-in cursor type to follow a custom cursor. Not all browsers support custom cursors, so the built-in type should be able to act as an adequate substitute.



I would like it to stay as the custom cursor throughout the page, over buttons & links. Is there a way to do this?

There is a way to try, but such a thing isn't a very good idea in usual circumstances. Care to explain why you want this behaviour?
djr33
05-16-2007, 10:28 PM
The only point of this would be to confuse the user, since it would hide the fact that it is a link or another item of content.

Better, you could change it to a custom 'hand' that would fit your design if needed, but not change the usability of the page.

Remember, users coming to your page know nothing about your page nor its intended functionality, and will only know (in some cases very limits amounts of) how they have seen other pages act. As such, using standards is a good idea. To the average user, no hand might mean no links.... so they'd just go to a site that has those fun link things.... 'cause they like 'em. ;)
techno_race
06-21-2007, 02:40 AM
umm...
<a href="bla">bla<sup>LINK!!!</sup></a>
tech_support
06-21-2007, 07:10 AM
Waaa?

Is this leading somewhere?
Are you trying to say something?
You trying to give a useful solution?
alexjewell
06-22-2007, 02:03 PM
a:hover{
cursor: url(cursors/printer.ani);}


That's the css you want. But custom cursors aren't widely supported. So I suggest not using them.