cursortype

Controls which cursor icon is used when the user hovers over a button.

When the value is set to arrow, the pointing-arrow icon is shown when the user's moused hovers over a button.

When value is set to hand, the pointing-hand icon is shown when the user's mouse hovers over a button.

This option is useful to make text look like a Web link.

Syntax

   <cursortype>type</cursortype>

Table 1. cursor parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
type	string	Icon displayed when mouse hovers over a button. Valid values are arrow and hand. The default is arrow.

Available in

button

Example

The following example displays a button with underlined blue text to simulate a Web link in a form.

 <button sid="IBMWeb">
         <itemlocation>
            <x>67</x>
            <y>84</y>
         </itemlocation>
         <value>http://www.ibm.com</value>
         <url>http://www.ibm.com</url>
         <border>off</border>
         <fontcolor>#0000FF</fontcolor>
         <bgcolor>transparent</bgcolor>
         <printbgcolor>transparent</printbgcolor>
         <fontinfo>
            <fontname>Arial</fontname>
            <size>8</size>
            <effect>underline</effect>
         </fontinfo>
      </button>

Usage details

The default value is arrow.
When in help mode, the set cursortype is displayed regardless of help mode.