Some of you may not know, that you can use CSS to change the mouse cursor when someone places their mouse over a tag. Check out this simple example: <a href=â€helpPage.html†style="cursor: help"> Help </a> In the above example, I used the ‘help’ cursor to give people an extra clue that the link will take them to a help page. The key to making this work is this line: style="cursor: help" The above CSS code is telling the browser to use the built in ‘help’ cursor.
and i always thought it was a little more complicated then that. greenies your way for pointing that out.
It's simple, but annoying. Like scrollbars, the cursor is part of the user's interface, and it's not your position to change it unless it truly adds to the functionality of the page. ::EDIT:: This is not to say that it should never be used, just don't change my cursor to a giant smiley face.
Let me list all different types of cursors! As he has given above! Here's a whole lot of options that have! Alternatively we can use a custom image, with assigning a simple 16x16 cur file to the "a" attribute Cheers guys! Abhishek
I actually use the effect on my site (www.monochromedia.com/faq.html), as it serves a purpose. I'll be honest and say I had it as a hand, but this thread inspired me to change it to the help cursor.