Cursors I haven't seen...

Is it just me?

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I've been busy making new cursors the last few days, and it suddenly occurred to me as I was designing the "Unavailable" cursor, that I had never ever seen it in use! Then, I realised I had never seen a "help" cursor, or a "Precision" cursor, or an "Alternate" cursor, and I have most definitely never seen the "Pen" cursor!!!

So, is it just me? Do any of YOU ever see the aforementioned cursors in use? Because if NOBODY ever sees them, I'm not gonna spend hours designing the bloody things!! :D

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ahhh, why do I think one of my legs in longer then the other now?  :S

I searched the cursor libray for those names and came up with nothing that matched.*_*

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Help cursor...normally has a ? on it...used in some menus with a right click funtion.

Pen cursor...I normally see them daily at work in an Office suite app.

Not sure about the others.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ohhh, I now undderstand what BoXXi was talking about, DOH! :\

Let me grab my pointy hat and go sit in the the corner. :sun:

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

/me writes a big "D" on Philly's pointy hat...... :grin:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Unavailable should show up when you try to drag files somewhere they cannot be moved to.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

o_O  

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Since they are so seldom used can't you just use the default cursors for those functions?

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes, MouseGoddess, but then you feel like you haven't done a proper job of skinning the whole set. And I didn't know if it was just ME that never saw them! :)

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I run through all the animations when I download a cursor just to see

 

 

 

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

i know what you mean boxxi....i have seen the help cursor a few times by sheer accident, ive never seen my pen in action or my unavailable...but i skin them as userfriendly as possible...ive never seen alternate  but like you i skin them, cause if i dont, i feel like im not doing a proper job....

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The only ones I have seen are the Help and the Precision cursor. I use the Unavailable pressed mode for my calling card. Like BoXXi, I skin them all anyway.

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Precision is used all the time by certain types of applications. Pen cursor same way, if you have a tablet PC you'll see them a lot.

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ohhh, I now undderstand what BoXXi was talking about, DOH!

Let me grab my pointy hat and go sit in the the corner.
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Philly, take two and call Doc in the morning...lol!!!!