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[3.13] gh-76607: Improve documentation of the tkinter cursor option (GH-152481) #153112

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14 changes: 10 additions & 4 deletions Doc/library/tkinter.rst
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Expand Up @@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ Here are some examples of typical usage::
myapp.mainloop()


.. _Tk-option-data-types:

Tk option data types
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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represent any legal hex digit. See page 160 of Ousterhout's book for details.

cursor
The standard X cursor names from :file:`cursorfont.h` can be used, without the
``XC_`` prefix. For example to get a hand cursor (``XC_hand2``), use the
string ``"hand2"``. You can also specify a bitmap and mask file of your own.
The name of the mouse cursor to display while the pointer is over the widget.
Tk provides a portable set of cursor names available on all platforms
(for example ``"arrow"``, ``"watch"``, ``"cross"``, or ``"hand2"``);
the standard X cursor names from :file:`cursorfont.h` may also be used,
without the ``XC_`` prefix (so ``XC_hand2`` becomes ``"hand2"``).
The full list of names, including the platform-specific ones,
is given in the :manpage:`cursors(3tk)` manual page.
You can also specify a bitmap and mask file of your own.
On Windows a cursor file (:file:`.cur` or :file:`.ani`) may be used directly,
giving its path preceded with an ``@``, as in ``"@C:/cursors/bart.ani"``.
See page 179 of Ousterhout's book.

distance
Screen distances can be specified in either pixels or absolute distances.
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| | read-only, and may only be specified when the window is |
| | created. |
+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| cursor | Specifies the mouse cursor to be used for the widget. If set |
| | to the empty string (the default), the cursor is inherited |
| | from the parent widget. |
| cursor | Specifies the mouse cursor to be used for the widget. See |
| | the *cursor* option type under :ref:`Tk-option-data-types`. |
| | If set to the empty string (the default), the cursor is |
| | inherited from the parent widget. |
+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| takefocus | Determines whether the window accepts the focus during |
| | keyboard traversal. 0, 1 or an empty string is returned. |
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