[GH-ISSUE #898] Allow the mouse cursor to change on hover #5895

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opened 2026-05-23 01:53:53 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 2 comments

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Originally created by @krims0n32 on GitHub (Mar 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/898

I could not find a way to set the mouse cursor to pointer when hovering over an element. Have I missed something or is this not possible currently? I know gtk css does not allow for it but maybe you can add an option to ironbar itself for this? Thanks!

Originally created by @krims0n32 on GitHub (Mar 14, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/898 I could not find a way to set the mouse cursor to pointer when hovering over an element. Have I missed something or is this not possible currently? I know gtk css does not allow for it but maybe you can add an option to ironbar itself for this? Thanks!

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2025):

GTK 3 only offers the ability to set the colour via CSS, eg caret-color: white;. GTK 4 should bring the ability to control this more.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Sep 7, 2025): GTK 3 only offers the ability to set the colour via CSS, eg `caret-color: white;`. GTK 4 should bring the ability to control this more.

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@nathanweir commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026):

Now that ironbar v0.18.0 has switched to GTK 4, is this possible via CSS? It sounds like it would require adding an option for calling gtk_widget_set_cursor or similar.

@nathanweir commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2026): Now that ironbar v0.18.0 has switched to GTK 4, is this possible via CSS? It sounds like it would require adding an option for calling `gtk_widget_set_cursor` or similar.