Question

Is it good to use Wait cursor in websites? On heavy loading pages I don’t generally see it used with websites. (please share some if you have seen any.)

If I implement the below code, will it be compatible with the current browsers?

function doHourglass()
{
  document.body.style.cursor = 'wait';
}

and

<form runat="server" onsubmit="return setHourglass();">

Answer 1

I use cursor styles all the time to show where/when certain actions are available.

Users are familiar with the wait cursor, so feel free to use it in your (web)application.

It is compatible with "all major browsers" as explained in CSS2 – Cursor Styles