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LOAD-MOUSE-POINTER ( ) Method

Specifies the mouse pointer to display when the pointer is moved over the widget. If you apply this method to a frame, field group, or window, the same mouse pointer is displayed when it is moved across all child widgets within the frame, field group, or window. However, if you load a different mouse pointer for a child widget, the child widget mouse pointer is displayed when it is moved over that child.

Return Type: LOGICAL

Applies To: Browse, Browse-column, Button, Combo-box, Dialog-box, Editor, Field-group, Fill-in, Frame, Menu, Menu-item, Radio-set, Selection-list, Slider, Sub-menu, Toggle-box, Window

SYNTAX
LOAD-MOUSE-POINTER ( pointer-name ) 

pointer-name

A character-string expression that specifies the name of a mouse pointer.

Progress provides a collection of mouse pointers that you can use in graphical applications. Table 56 names and describes each mouse pointer in the collection.

Table 56: Progress Mouse Pointers
Pointer Name
Description
APPSTARTING
Arrow with an hourglass beside it
ARROW
Standard arrow cursor
CROSS
Cross hairs
HELP
Arrow with a question mark beside it
IBEAM
I-beam text cursor
NO
Circle with a slash through it
RECTANGLE
(NT 3.51 only) White rectangle
SIZE
Sizing rectangle
SIZE-E
Size to right
SIZE-N
Size to top
SIZE-NE
Size to top right
SIZE-NW
Size to top left
SIZE-S
Size to bottom
SIZE-SE
Size to bottom right
SIZE-SW
Size to bottom left
SIZE-W
Size to left
UPARROW
Up arrow
WAIT
System busy
GLOVE
Glove/finger
COMPILER-WAIT
Compiler busy

NOTES


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