Add a function to change the mouse cursor

[LaurentGomila]

enum Cursor
{
    None,
    Arrow,
    Link,
    ...
};

class Window
{
    void setMouseCursor(Cursor cursor);
    void setMouseCursor(const Uint8* pixels, unsigned int width, unsigned int height);
}

setCursor(None) would replace the current setMouseCursorVisible(false) (so this new feature won't add overhead to the API).

Users have already provided implementations for this function on the forum and wiki.

[retep998]

Would custom cursors be an actual hardware accelerated cursor and not just an image drawn on top of everything?

[LaurentGomila]

What is a "hardware accelerated" cursor, and how would a cursor not be "an image drawn on top of everything"?

Well, although I don't understand your question, I can answer: the setMouseCursor(pixels) overload will create a true OS cursor and will behave the same as standard cursors. It's just that its image will be a custom bitmap instead of a predefined one. It won't be a texture drawn at mouse position by SFML, if that's what you asked.

[retep998]

Yes, that's basically what I was asking, and thanks for answering it even with my shoddy explanation.
If I may ask another question, would the custom cursor only be in effect when the mouse cursor is hovering over the SFML window, or would it affect the cursor so long as the SFML window is focused?

[LaurentGomila]

I think it is in effect only over the SFML window.

[Qix-]

Please please please please please implement this! :]

[mantognini]

Since most of the discussion is happening in #827, I'm marking this issue as superseded.