[TW5] Bitmap-Editor Cursor: dot

[Simon Huber]

Hi all,

I'd like to ask if the current bitmap-editor cursor (the crosshair) shouldn't better be replaced by a dot like in regular drawing apps

I tried setting this in vanilla/base ... canvas.tc-edit-bitmapeditor

...
cursor: url(<<datauri "$:/mydotcursor.png">>), auto;
...


this works fine and feels much better - I'm sketching a lot ..

I couldn't get it working with an svg image


What do you think, can we have a dot? :)

Simon

[Jeremy Ruston]

Hi Simon

I tried setting this in vanilla/base ... canvas.tc-edit-bitmapeditor

...
cursor: url(<<datauri "$:/mydotcursor.png">>), auto;

…

I like the idea, but I’ve found that custom mouse pointers can look poor quality and grainy on some browsers. Another possibility might be to hide the cursor while the mouse button is down, so that it doesn’t get in the way during painting?

Best wishes

Jeremy

this works fine and feels much better - I'm sketching a lot ..

I couldn't get it working with an svg image


What do you think, can we have a dot? :)

Simon

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[Simon Huber]

Hi Jeremy,

Hi Simon

I tried setting this in vanilla/base ... canvas.tc-edit-bitmapeditor

...
cursor: url(<<datauri "$:/mydotcursor.png">>), auto;
…

I like the idea, but I’ve found that custom mouse pointers can look poor quality and grainy on some browsers. Another possibility might be to hide the cursor while the mouse button is down, so that it doesn’t get in the way during painting?

 No, hiding isn't good - having nothing to orientate is really weird while drawing, even if it's only with the pointer down.
I use the tiddlywiki painting for quick sketches only, so this isn't that important, but I'd love to make it mature a bit
The best for sketching is something small and/or pointy
With the various cursor themes and styles that exist out there it's difficult to say what the best cursor might be... My crosshair cursor for example looks like a bullseye
There's no good universal solution I guess

Many words for a small point - maybe at one point the css cursor reliably accepts an svg image?
I was thinking if the drawing app itself can draw a point (small rectangle) at the pointer position <- that's just a thougt

Simon