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Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor

BarbaraSchneider2

I would like to set the cursor to wait cursor. In ArcObjects, this works as follows:

IMouseCursor mouseCursor = new MouseCursorClass();

mouseCursor.SetCursor(2); // Wait cursor

When I use the wait cursor from System.Windows.Forms, it turns back to default cursor as soon as I move the mouse:

Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;

Is there a good way to do this in ArcGIS Pro?

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MatthewDriscoll

Not sure if this would work for you, but perhaps you could put in a Progress Dialog.

<SPAN class="keyword token">var</SPAN> progDlg <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="keyword token">new</SPAN> <SPAN class="token class-name">ProgressDialog</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Running Geoprocessing Tool"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"Cancel"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">;</SPAN>
progDlg<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN><SPAN class="token function">Show</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">;</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">var</SPAN> progSrc <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="keyword token">new</SPAN> <SPAN class="token class-name">CancelableProgressorSource</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>progDlg<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">;</SPAN>‍‍‍<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

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danielri

If you are trying to do this in Code for a Add-In, to set the wait cursor for the Application while waiting for a long running process to complete use the following:

FrameworkApplication.Current.MainWindow.Cursor = System.Windows.Input.Cursors.Wait;
Application.UseWaitCursor = true;

frmLoading.Show(); <--this is just a simple form telling the user Why they are waiting.

MyrLongRunningProcess();

frmLoading.Close();

Application.UseWaitCursor = false;
FrameworkApplication.Current.MainWindow.Cursor = System.Windows.Input.Cursors.Arrow;

BarbaraSchneider2

This is exactly what I am looking for.

MatthewDriscoll

Not sure if this would work for you, but perhaps you could put in a Progress Dialog.

<SPAN class="keyword token">var</SPAN> progDlg <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="keyword token">new</SPAN> <SPAN class="token class-name">ProgressDialog</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">"Running Geoprocessing Tool"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">"Cancel"</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">;</SPAN>
progDlg<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN><SPAN class="token function">Show</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">;</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">var</SPAN> progSrc <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="keyword token">new</SPAN> <SPAN class="token class-name">CancelableProgressorSource</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>progDlg<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">;</SPAN>‍‍‍<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

BarbaraSchneider2

Hello Uma,

thank you for your reply! I am not developing a custom tool. I run some calculations that last several seconds or minutes, and I want to show the user that she/he has to wait. With ArcObjects (using IMouseCursor), this worked perfect.

UmaHarano

If you are developing a custom tool in Pro, here is a code snippet to modify the tool's cursor:

Change the cursor of a Tool

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