PyGTK Hide Cursor

Question

The question is simple how can I hide the cursor on an active window using PyGTK???

Here\'s a basic app I made to learn this...

#!/usr/bin/env python

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Answer 1

As stated in the PyGTK FAQ, you should set the cursor on the realize signal. If you don't wait for the realize signal, the gtk.gdk.window hasn't been created yet, so you can't change the cursor.

So, you can do something like:

#!/usr/bin/env python

import gtk

class app:

  def __init__(self):
    window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
    window.set_title("TestApp")
    window.set_default_size(400,200)
    window.connect("realize", self.realize_cb)
    window.connect("destroy", gtk.main_quit)    
    window.show_all()

  def realize_cb(self, widget):
    pixmap = gtk.gdk.Pixmap(None, 1, 1, 1)
    color = gtk.gdk.Color()
    cursor = gtk.gdk.Cursor(pixmap, pixmap, color, color, 0, 0)
    widget.window.set_cursor(cursor)

app()
gtk.main()