Changing the Cursor

Type pointer for the cursor that usually appears over links (

), default for an arrow (

), crosshair (

), move (

), wait (

), help (

), text (

), progress (

Figure 11.49. When you point to the home link, the cursor changes to a pointing hand and the link is highlighted, just as for any other link.

Or type auto to get whatever cursor usually appears in that situation.

Or type x-resize to get a double-sided arrow, where x is the cardinal direction one of the arrows should pointthat is, n (north), nw (northwest), e (east), etc. For example, the e-resize cursor might look like this:

Changing the Cursor

Figure 11.49. When you point to the home link, the cursor changes to a pointing hand and the link is highlighted, just as for any other link.

Figure 11.50. Because we're on the home page, the home link will be part of the current class. We can then change the cursor and background of the home link so that it doesn't act like a link.

Figure 11.51. Although this continues to be a real, live link, it no longer looks like one. Since we are already on the page to which this link goes, that makes sense.