Re: hand cursor code

>Can someone please tell me the code I add to a style to invoke the grabber
>hand cursor.


Hi Deborah,

Here's a copy and paste from Index DOT Css by Brian 
Wilson  http://www.blooberry.com/
Sorry about the formatting, did the best I could. At the bottom of this is 
an example of it's use.

Hope this helps,

Mark Horvath

"I no longer wish to belong to the kind of club that accepts people like me 
as members" - Groucho Marx



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Quick Statistics

Default Value:          Auto
Applicable Elements:  All
Inherit From Parent:  Yes
Applicable Media:      Visual, Interactive
HTML Equivalent:      NA


What is it?
This property controls the type of cursor that is used when a pointing 
device is over an element.

Allowed Values
inherit
CSS2
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
default
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Browser default cursor. Often an arrow.
auto
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Browser determines what cursor to display according to context.
[URL]
CSS2
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       URL of a custom cursor to be used for the specified selector.
       If multiple URLs are listed for a cursor, the leftmost one is used.
       If that is not available, an attempt is made for the the next
       one indicated to the right, and so on. If none of the URL-defined
       cursors can be used, a generic cursor indicated at the end of
       the list is used.
n-resize|ne-resize|e-resize|se-resize|
s-resize|sw-resize|w-resize|nw-resize
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Used to indicate when an edge of a box is to be
       moved/re-sized. Values represent directions relative to up/north.
crosshair
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Usually resembles a plus sign ('+').
pointer
CSS2
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Used to present an actively selectable element, such as a hyperlink.
move
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Used to indicate when something is movable.
text
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Used to indicate that content is selectable. Often represented using 
an I-bar.
wait
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Used to indicate that the user must wait because the program is
       busy. Usually represented by an hourglass or clock.
help
CSS2 | IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Used to indicate that help is available for the element.
       Often represented as a question mark or balloon.
hand
IE4
       Type: Explicit
       Description:
       Use a hand icon.


Example
Ext/Doc: blockquote { cursor: help }
In-Line:  <blockquote STYLE="cursor: help">To be or not to be, that is the 
question</blockquote>

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