topic Re: Change mouse pointer image for Measurement widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Change mouse pointer image for Measurement widget

berniejconnors — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:09:15 GMT

We have upgraded from WAB to ExB but many users are complaining about the shape of the mouse pointer during measurement operations. I can see why they are complaining. The fat lines in the cross obscure the point you are trying to click on (snapping is not an option):

How hard is it to customize the shape of the pointer in the measurement widget? I would prefer something like this:

Thanks,

Bernie.

Re: Change mouse pointer image for Measurement widget

JeffreyThompson2 — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:27:34 GMT

The process would go something like this:

Turn the Measurement Widget into a Custom Widget.
Find the function that fires when the measurement starts and add a CSS cursor property. You might be able to add it to the DOM node that contains the Map, but there might be a re-render issue with that. Applying it to the HTML or body class should be stable. Alternatively, you might be able to change the cursor directly in the Widget, but I expect this is controlled on the backend by the API.
Find the function that stops the measurement and remove your cursor property.

Re: Change mouse pointer image for Measurement widget

berniejconnors — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:34:35 GMT

Thanks @JeffreyThompson2. We currently do not use the Developer Edition of ExB. But I recently heard it is possibl to have a custom widget without deploying the Developer Edition. Have you attempted this?

Re: Change mouse pointer image for Measurement widget

JeffreyThompson2 — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:56:45 GMT

If you are on ArcGIS Enterprise 11.X or higher, you can register and use a Custom Widget in your Enterprise Portal. You will still need Developer Edition to create and compile the Widget.

Re: Change mouse pointer image for Measurement widget

berniejconnors — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:13:24 GMT

We currently publish all of our ExB apps through AGOL. Is it possible to register and use a custom widget with ExB apps hosted in AGOL?

Re: Change mouse pointer image for Measurement widget

JeffreyThompson2 — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:16:36 GMT

There is no support for Custom Widgets in ArcGIS Online. You will need to create an application in Developer Edition and host it on your own web server.