Education/Projects/ProcessingForTheWeb/cursor

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Summary

This is a function written for Education/Projects/ProcessingForTheWeb. It sets the cursor to a predefined symbol, an image, or turns it on if already hidden. The function does not return anything. View official Reference

Examples

Syntax

Description
cursor() this function sets the cursor to a predefined browser default. It will also turn on the cursor if it is already hidden.
cursor(MODE) this function sets the cursor to a predefined MODE defined by the function's parameter.
cursor(src,width,height) this function sets the cursor to an image. It is recommended to make the size of the image 16x16 or 32x32 pixels. The values for parameters width and height must be less than the dimensions of the image. otherwise, it will not load.

Parameters

Description
MODE either ARROW, CROSS, HAND, MOVE, TEXT, WAIT
src the path to the image
width the width hotspot of the cursor
height the height hotspot of the cursor

Bugs


Function Bug Description Fixed?(Date)
cursor(src,width,height) src - should be a PImage: any variable of type PImage, not image path No
cursor(src,width,height) this feature is not implemented on the Mac platform No

Tests

  • Test 1 -This tests the cursor(MODE) function. run test
  • Test 2 -This tests the cursor(src,width,height) run test

Please help me test this function. Run the tests above and fill out the table.

Note: Not all of the cursor MODES work in all browsers. Check out css reference.
For testing purposes, test 2 will pass if at least one MODE is observed.

OS(version) Browser(version) test 1 test 2
Vista(Home SP1) Firefox(3.5.3) Passed Passed
Vista(Home SP1) Chrome(3.0.195.27) Passed Passed