Cursor Not Changing
J. Landman Gay
jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Tue Aug 18 11:18:57 EDT 2026
It may be that the cursor stack is corrupted, or that another image has the
same ID as the pointer cursor. I'd try deleting the LC app and
re-installing to see if that fixes it.
--
Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On August 18, 2026 9:23:23 AM Craig Newman via use-livecode
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> I have never seen this. It is common knowledge? I an on a Ma
>
> Craig
>
>> On Aug 18, 2026, at 9:56 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> I find it interesting that this bug is listed as "AWAITING _MERGE", as well
>> as a number of other bugs in that same state.
>>
>> If I recall, that means the code to fix it has been written and just need
>> to be built and possibly tested.
>>
>> As I also seem to recall LiveCode spent a lot of time developing automated
>> testing routines, and an automated build process, I DO have to wonder why
>> they do not just release ONE more maintenance release of LiveCode Classic
>> with any and all AWAITING _MERGE fixes rolled in.
>>
>> It seems like a waste of human resources for someone to have spent the time
>> fixing the code and not roll it into one last build and release.
>>
>> -- Paul
>>
>>
>> On 8/18/2026 1:02 AM, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
>>> Thank you, Paul!
>>>
>>>> On Aug 17, 2026, at 7:05 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
>>>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There are 1 or more bugs related to cursors and lock cursor I submitted
>>>> ages ago that I don;t think have been fixed in classic Livecode.
>>>>
>>>> Here's the one I think applies:
>>>> https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22211
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/16/2026 10:46 PM, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote:
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone tell me why the cursor does not change when I switch from the
>>>>> browse to pointer tools and vice versa? It’s always the browse tool,
>>>>> regardless of what I select, even though the function is switched as
>>>>> expected. LC 10.0.5, Mac OS Tahoe
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank You
>>>>>
>>>>> Roger
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