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    Ok guys pretty confused with this. What I am aiming to do is have the cursor the same in the applet the whole time! My code to set the cursor is this:
    c = new Cursor(Cursor.CROSSHAIR_CURSOR);
    this.setCursor(c);
    It is currently in the init() block of code. I don't think this is right because when I go to give focus to the applet it changes back to the normal cursor :S However sometimes when I change to a different window then go back to the applet and give it focus it will stay the same :S Always the first time I give the applet focus though it changes back to the black pointer I've even tried continously changing the cursor back to crosshaired every time my code loops (its a game) but it doesn't change it back! HELP?!


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    Default Re: Changing Cursor Properly

    If you want help, you'll have to provide an SSCCE that we can play with. Make sure it's as small as possible while still demonstrating your problem.
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    Default Re: Changing Cursor Properly

    import java.applet.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    public class NewClass extends Applet implements Runnable{
        Cursor c;
     
        public void init(){
        c = new Cursor(Cursor.CROSSHAIR_CURSOR);
            this.setCursor(c);
        }
     
        public void run(){
     
        }
     
    }
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    Default Re: Changing Cursor Properly

    Works for me, regardless of focus.
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    Default Re: Changing Cursor Properly

    I'm running macOSX. would that make a difference? Like I start it in my browser, then when I hover my mouse over it, it turns into the crosshair. but once i click on it, it turns back to a normal mouse :S

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    Sure, this could be OS-dependent behavior. I'm on Windows XP, and it seems to work fine.
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    Default Re: Changing Cursor Properly

    Any idea on how to fix it?

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    Default Re: Changing Cursor Properly

    Sadly, no. Java (purposely) has little control over what goes on outside of it. There are quite a few behaviors that are OS-specific (one example I can think of is how window resize events are handled- windows gives them continuously, mac waits until you release the mouse), and often there isn't much we can do about it. Is this really a deal-breaker for you? Stuff like this is pretty normal, I think.

    Do you have a website with that applet on that we could take a look at?
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    Ok i figured it out! yay! By doing some tests with the cursor I figured out that for some reason the cursor wasn't being drawn by it's type properly. It was crosshair but being drawn as a normal pointer :S The way I fixed this was changing the cursor to its default and then back to the cursor I wanted it to look like. I guess this change causes the system to update the picture it's drawing? Anyways heres the code I used...

    import java.applet.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    public class NewClass extends Applet implements Runnable{
    Cursor c,c2;

    public void init(){
    c = new Cursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR);
    c2 = new Cursor(Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR);
    this.setCursor(c2);
    this.setCursor(c);
    }

    public void run(){

    }
    public boolean mouseDown(Event e,int x,int y){
    this.setCursor(c2);
    this.setCursor(c);
    System.out.println(""+this.getCursor());
    return true;
    }
    }
    Another question is there a way I can execute code like mouseDown but for gaining focus? like focusGained or something? :S

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    Default Re: Changing Cursor Properly

    That is weird, but I'm glad you got it sorted out.

    And yeah, there certainly is: How to Write a Focus Listener (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Writing Event Listeners)
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