Change cursor on hover of clickable module?

[ton]

Would it be possible to change the cursor shape when hovering a module? Specifying the CSS cursor property makes Waybar error out saying the cursor CSS property is not supported.

It would be nice to get some visual feedback that a module is clickable when hovering over it with the mouse.

[rukh-debug]

I was testing with css to change cursor on hover, but the waybar do not showup after setting any css with cursor property.

[Sophed]

Still waiting on this functionality, would be super helpful for overall user experience.

[Prayag2]

Any updates on this?

[lilydjwg]

I don't like this idea. For native UI widgets, the clickability is often indicated by a slight background change (e.g. buttons, menu items, tabs), or not indicated at all (e.g. menubar, item list).

The hand cursor is an invention of the Web, and not used on native interfaces (except when a hyperlink is indicated). You don't get the hand cursor on your browser's native UI widgets.

[Sophed]

This might be a crazy take but perhaps not everything web and native has to stay separate? It's not like the two haven't massively influenced each others design principles.

If it really bothers you, maybe it could be made a per-widget option like polybar.

[lilydjwg]

Yes, it would be great for it to be configurable (either per widget or global). The main issue it brings to me is that the cursor change draws attention when my cursor wanders around. (That's perhaps why I first noticed it on my laptop but not desktop.)