topic Re: Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor in ArcGIS Pro SDK Questions

Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor

BarbaraSchneider2 — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:17:53 GMT

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?

Re: Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor

UmaHarano — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:36:29 GMT

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

Re: Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor

BarbaraSchneider2 — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:27:58 GMT

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.

Re: Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor

MatthewDriscoll — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:57:22 GMT

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

var progDlg = new ProgressDialog("Running Geoprocessing Tool", "Cancel");
progDlg.Show();
var progSrc = new CancelableProgressorSource(progDlg);‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor

BarbaraSchneider2 — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:39:12 GMT

This is exactly what I am looking for.

Re: Set the mouse cursor to wait cursor

RichardDaniels — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:25:01 GMT

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;