Change mouse pointer during script execution

Scripting
1

Hi,

does anyone know how whether there is a possibility to change the mouse pointer (let’s say to the hourglass) during execution of a script take will take for some time?

Cheers, Alex

2

If you are working in python, you can create an instance of the WaitCursor class in RhinoCommon and then dispose it when you are done.

import Rhino
import System.Threading.Thread

wc = Rhino.UI.WaitCursor()
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000)
wc.Dispose()
3

Many thanks, I will try that. I am working in RhinoScript, but couldn’t find a possibility to change the mouse pointer there.

4

@stevebaer, could you give me a hint on how a C++ plugin should set an hourglass cursor?

5

You could either use the MFC CWaitCursor class or

RhinoSetCursor( RhinoApp().m_wait_cursor );
....
RhinoSetCursor( RhinoApp().m_default_cursor );
6

Great, many thanks, this works very well.