Question

How can I get a transparent cursor using Python GTK3 and pyGObject. I have search the internet high and low but can not find anthing. I have found a lot of example using pixmap but I believe pyGObject doesn’t have pixmap. I can’t seem to find any documentation on what replaces pixmap. Help I’m stuck.

Thanks
Sam

Answer 1

This is the easiest solution to get a transparent cursor:

from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk

win = Gtk.Window(title="Hello World")
win.show_all()
cursor = Gdk.Cursor.new(Gdk.CursorType.BLANK_CURSOR)
win.get_window().set_cursor(cursor)
Gtk.main()