diff --git a/glfw/src/Cursor.zig b/glfw/src/Cursor.zig
index 95dac3a1..85850e6c 100644
--- a/glfw/src/Cursor.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/Cursor.zig
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ const Cursor = @This();
ptr: *c.GLFWcursor,
-// Standard system cursor shapes.
+/// Standard system cursor shapes.
+///
+/// These are the standard cursor shapes that can be requested from the platform (window system).
pub const Shape = enum(i32) {
/// The regular arrow cursor shape.
arrow = c.GLFW_ARROW_CURSOR,
@@ -22,17 +24,68 @@ pub const Shape = enum(i32) {
/// The text input I-beam cursor shape.
ibeam = c.GLFW_IBEAM_CURSOR,
- /// The crosshair shape.
+ /// The crosshair cursor shape.
crosshair = c.GLFW_CROSSHAIR_CURSOR,
- /// The hand shape.
- hand = c.GLFW_HAND_CURSOR,
+ /// The pointing hand cursor shape.
+ ///
+ /// NOTE: This supersedes the old `hand` enum.
+ pointing_hand = c.GLFW_POINTING_HAND_CURSOR,
- /// The horizontal resize arrow shape.
- hresize = c.GLFW_HRESIZE_CURSOR,
+ /// The horizontal resize/move arrow shape.
+ ///
+ /// The horizontal resize/move arrow shape. This is usually a horizontal double-headed arrow.
+ //
+ // NOTE: This supersedes the old `hresize` enum.
+ resize_ew = c.GLFW_RESIZE_EW_CURSOR,
- /// The vertical resize arrow shape.
- vresize = c.GLFW_VRESIZE_CURSOR,
+ /// The vertical resize/move arrow shape.
+ ///
+ /// The vertical resize/move shape. This is usually a vertical double-headed arrow.
+ ///
+ /// NOTE: This supersedes the old `vresize` enum.
+ resize_ns = c.GLFW_RESIZE_NS_CURSOR,
+
+ /// The top-left to bottom-right diagonal resize/move arrow shape.
+ ///
+ /// The top-left to bottom-right diagonal resize/move shape. This is usually a diagonal
+ /// double-headed arrow.
+ ///
+ /// macos: This shape is provided by a private system API and may fail CursorUnavailable in the
+ /// future.
+ ///
+ /// x11: This shape is provided by a newer standard not supported by all cursor themes.
+ ///
+ /// wayland: This shape is provided by a newer standard not supported by all cursor themes.
+ resize_nwse = c.GLFW_RESIZE_NWSE_CURSOR,
+
+ /// The top-right to bottom-left diagonal resize/move arrow shape.
+ ///
+ /// The top-right to bottom-left diagonal resize/move shape. This is usually a diagonal
+ /// double-headed arrow.
+ ///
+ /// macos: This shape is provided by a private system API and may fail with CursorUnavailable
+ /// in the future.
+ ///
+ /// x11: This shape is provided by a newer standard not supported by all cursor themes.
+ ///
+ /// wayland: This shape is provided by a newer standard not supported by all cursor themes.
+ resize_nesw = c.GLFW_RESIZE_NESW_CURSOR,
+
+ /// The omni-directional resize/move cursor shape.
+ ///
+ /// The omni-directional resize cursor/move shape. This is usually either a combined horizontal
+ /// and vertical double-headed arrow or a grabbing hand.
+ resize_all = c.GLFW_RESIZE_ALL_CURSOR,
+
+ /// The operation-not-allowed shape.
+ ///
+ /// The operation-not-allowed shape. This is usually a circle with a diagonal line through it.
+ ///
+ /// x11: This shape is provided by a newer standard not supported by all cursor themes.
+ ///
+ /// wayland: This shape is provided by a newer standard not supported by all cursor themes.
+ not_allowed = c.GLFW_NOT_ALLOWED_CURSOR,
};
/// Creates a custom cursor.
@@ -53,20 +106,19 @@ pub const Shape = enum(i32) {
/// @param[in] yhot The desired y-coordinate, in pixels, of the cursor hotspot.
/// @return The handle of the created cursor.
///
-/// Possible errors include glfw.Error.NotInitialized and glfw.Error.PlatformError.
-///
/// @pointer_lifetime The specified image data is copied before this function returns.
///
/// @thread_safety This function must only be called from the main thread.
///
/// see also: cursor_object, glfw.Cursor.destroy, glfw.Cursor.createStandard
-pub inline fn create(image: Image, xhot: i32, yhot: i32) error{PlatformError}!Cursor {
+pub inline fn create(image: Image, xhot: i32, yhot: i32) error{ PlatformError, InvalidValue }!Cursor {
internal_debug.assertInitialized();
const img = image.toC();
if (c.glfwCreateCursor(&img, @intCast(c_int, xhot), @intCast(c_int, yhot))) |cursor| return Cursor{ .ptr = cursor };
getError() catch |err| return switch (err) {
Error.NotInitialized => unreachable,
Error.PlatformError => |e| e,
+ Error.InvalidValue => |e| e,
else => unreachable,
};
// `glfwCreateCursor` returns `null` only for errors
@@ -75,19 +127,41 @@ pub inline fn create(image: Image, xhot: i32, yhot: i32) error{PlatformError}!Cu
/// Creates a cursor with a standard shape.
///
-/// Returns a cursor with a standard shape (see shapes), that can be set for a window with glfw.Window.setCursor.
+/// Returns a cursor with a standard shape, that can be set for a window with glfw.Window.setCursor.
+/// The images for these cursors come from the system cursor theme and their exact appearance will
+/// vary between platforms.
///
-/// Possible errors include glfw.Error.NotInitialized, glfw.Error.InvalidEnum and glfw.Error.PlatformError.
+/// Most of these shapes are guaranteed to exist on every supported platform but a few may not be
+/// present. See the table below for details.
///
-/// @thread_safety This function must only be called from the main thread.
+/// | Cursor shape | Windows | macOS | X11 | Wayland |
+/// |------------------|---------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+/// | `.arrow` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+/// | `.ibeam` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+/// | `.crosshair` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+/// | `.pointing_hand` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+/// | `.resize_ew` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+/// | `.resize_ns` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+/// | `.resize_nwse` | Yes | Yes1 | Maybe2 | Maybe2 |
+/// | `.resize_nesw` | Yes | Yes1 | Maybe2 | Maybe2 |
+/// | `.resize_all` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+/// | `.not_allowed` | Yes | Yes | Maybe2 | Maybe2 |
+///
+/// 1. This uses a private system API and may fail in the future.
+/// 2. This uses a newer standard that not all cursor themes support.
+///
+/// If the requested shape is not available, this function emits a CursorUnavailable error
+///
+/// thread_safety: This function must only be called from the main thread.
///
/// see also: cursor_object, glfwCreateCursor
-pub inline fn createStandard(shape: Shape) error{PlatformError}!Cursor {
+pub inline fn createStandard(shape: Shape) error{ PlatformError, CursorUnavailable }!Cursor {
internal_debug.assertInitialized();
if (c.glfwCreateStandardCursor(@intCast(c_int, @enumToInt(shape)))) |cursor| return Cursor{ .ptr = cursor };
getError() catch |err| return switch (err) {
Error.NotInitialized => unreachable,
Error.InvalidEnum => unreachable,
+ Error.CursorUnavailable => |e| e,
Error.PlatformError => |e| e,
else => unreachable,
};