Cursor.newFromName

Creates a new cursor by looking up name in the current cursor theme.

A recommended set of cursor names that will work across different platforms can be found in the CSS specification:

  • "none"
  • "default"
  • "help"
  • "pointer"
  • "context-menu"
  • "progress"
  • "wait"
  • "cell"
  • "crosshair"
  • "text"
  • "vertical-text"
  • "alias"
  • "copy"
  • "no-drop"
  • "move"
  • "not-allowed"
  • "grab"
  • "grabbing"
  • "all-scroll"
  • "col-resize"
  • "row-resize"
  • "n-resize"
  • "e-resize"
  • "s-resize"
  • "w-resize"
  • "ne-resize"
  • "nw-resize"
  • "sw-resize"
  • "se-resize"
  • "ew-resize"
  • "ns-resize"
  • "nesw-resize"
  • "nwse-resize"
  • "zoom-in"
  • "zoom-out"
class Cursor
static
newFromName

Parameters

display gdk.display.Display

the #GdkDisplay for which the cursor will be created

name string

the name of the cursor

Return Value

Type: gdk.cursor.Cursor

a new #GdkCursor, or null if there is no cursor with the given name