@vogelweb/cursor-js

v1.0.6

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Create simple yet effective cursor effects without writing JavaScript. You can use data attributes to configure cursors or use the Cursor class instance for more control.

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Cursor JS

Cursor.js is a JavaScript library that allows you to create and customize cursors with various templates and properties. You can apply these custom cursors to any div or section element on your webpage, with support for dynamic effects and state-based text content. Cursors can be created using either HTML data attributes or the JavaScript Cursor class. You can see all the cursor effects and templates here.

Basic Use

Insert this CDN in your website at the end of the <body>. Right above the </body> tag.

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@vogelweb/[email protected]/dist/min/cursor.js"></script>

After including the CDN tag, use the data-cursor-type attribute on the div, section, body, or any other tag, and set its value to the cursor type you want. You can change the value from 1 to any number between 1 and 34 for different cursors. Here's the code for setting the cursor on the body:

<body data-cursor-type="1"> Your Body Content is here.... </body>

You can check all cursor types available here.

Using with JavaScript

While this is not required, if you want more control over the cursor or prefer to write this in JavaScript, you can do that too. Just use the provided Cursor class to create new instances. The cursor mentioned above is recreated in JS using the code below:

const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: 1,
    selector: "body"                 
})

Different Ways to Install

You can either download the JavaScript file, place it in your project, and use the script tag with the JavaScript file as the source, or you can use the CDN link provided.

1. Using Script Tag

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@vogelweb/[email protected]/dist/min/cursor.js"></script>

Just copy and paste the above script tag at the end of the body.

2. Using NPM

npm i @vogelweb/cursor-js

This will install the node module which will contain dist/esm.js file. You can use the esm.js directly by using import statement in your JavaScript file.

import Cursor from '/path-to-node_modules/@vogelweb/cursor-js/dist/esm.js

3. Downloading Files

You can download the files directly from our website. Here. This will also allow you to use dynamic imports. You can also use dynamic imports if you used NPM. Learn how to use Dynamic Imports here.

Types of Cursors

There are currently over thirty cursor templates available in the library. Each template is identified by a number rather than a name, starting from 1 and going up to 34. This numbering system simplifies the identification and management of templates. See all the cursors here.

Customizing cursors

Each cursor template follows a certain structure and supports four distinct states:

Idle: The default state of the cursor.
Image: The state when the cursor is hovering over <img> tags.
Button: The state when the cursor is hovering over <button> or <a> tags.
Click: The state when the mouse button is pressed.

You can customize each cursor according to its abilities and your preferences. You can even change the targets of the Image and Button states so these states will trigger on elements provided by you, or you can even remove these two states completely.

As mentioned above there are two ways to create a cursor and as such there are two ways to customize too. One way is to use data-attributes and the other is to pass custom values when using Cursor class instance to create Cursor.

Basic Cursor Setup: Add the data-cursor-type attribute to your target div, section, or any tag to apply a cursor:
```
<div data-cursor-type="1">... This is a Section ...</div>
```
You can create the same cursor in JavaScript using Cursor class. You just need to pass the following key-value pairs:
- type: Specifies which cursor template to load.
- selector: Indicates the element or section where the cursor will be applied.
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: 1,
    selector: '.class' or '#id'
});
    
```
Adding a Delay: Add a slight delay effect with the data-cursor-delay attribute:
```
<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-delay="true">Hover over me</div>
```
You can create the above using the delay property.
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    delay: true,
});
```
Note: Not all cursors have the delay effect, as some templates include this effect by default.
Changing the Color: Change the color of the cursor element(s) with the data-cursor-color attribute:
```
<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-color="#ff0000">Hover over me</div>
```
Or in JavaScript using color property.
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    color: '#ff0000',
});
```
You can use various color conventions for cursor customization, including RGB, Hexadecimal Values, or Color names. Additionally, if the cursor effect or template supports it, you can specify multiple colors by separating them with a space.
```
<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-color="#ff0000 red #fff">Hover over me</div>
```
And similarly in JavaScript:
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    color: '#ff0000 red #fff',
});
```
In this example, the cursor will use the specified colors (#ff0000, red, and #fff) as allowed by the cursor's effect or template.

Adding Text: Some cursor templates allow you to add text to the cursor. This text can be displayed in any of the four states: idle, button, image, or click, depending on the cursor's effect or template. The following data attributes can be used to specify text for different states:

Idle Text: Added using the data-cursor-text attribute:

<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-text="Idle Text Statement">Hover over me</div>

Or Using text property with JavaScript:

const cursor = new Cursor({
   type: number,
   selector: '.section',
   text: 'Idle Text Statement',
});

Button Text: Added using the data-cursor-text-button attribute:

<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-text-button="Button Text Statement">Hover over me</div>

Or Using buttonText property with JavaScript:

const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    buttonText: 'Button Text Statement',
});

Image Text: Added using the data-cursor-text-image attribute:

<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-text-image="Image Text Statement">Hover over me</div>

Or Using imageText property with JavaScript:

const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    imageText: 'Image Text Statement',
});

Click Text: Added using the data-cursor-text-click attribute:

<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-text-click="Click Text Statement">Hover over me</div>

Or Using clickText property with JavaScript:

const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    clickText: 'Click Text Statement',
});

Changing Text Color: Change the color of text with the data-cursor-text-color attribute:
```
<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-text-color="#ff0000">Hover over me</div>
```
Or Using textColor property with JavaScript:
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    textColor: '#ff0000',
});
```
Similar to the data-cursor-color, you can use various color conventions for text customization, including RGB, Hexadecimal Values, or Color names.

Changing Font Family: Change the font family of text with the data-cursor-font attribute:

<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-font="Monospace">Hover over me</div>

Or Using font property with JavaScript:

const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    font: 'Monospace',
});

Here's a complete example of a div with various cursor customizations:

<div 
    data-cursor-type="number"
    data-cursor-delay="true"
    data-cursor-color="#ff0000"
    data-cursor-text="Idle Text Statement"
    data-cursor-text-button="Button Text Statement"
    data-cursor-text-image="Image Text Statement"
    data-cursor-text-click="Click Text Statement"
    data-cursor-text-color="#ff0000"
    data-cursor-font="Monospace"
>
    Your Content...
</div>

And similarly a complete Cursor Class Instance with every property available is given below:

const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    delay: true,
    color: '#ff0000',
    text: 'Idle Text Statement',
    buttonText: 'Button Text Statement',
    imageText: 'Image Text Statement',
    clickText: 'Click Text Statement',
    textColor: '#ff0000',
    font: 'Monospace',
});

Changing State Targets: You can change when the state change or state effect will take place in case of Button and Image states. By default these trigger when you enter any button / a tag and img tag respectively but you can change when these elements with the help of data-cursor-target-button="selector" and data-cursor-target-image="selector", where selector refers to any tag, .class or #id:
```
<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-target-button=".classname" data-cursor-target-image="#id">Hover over me</div>
```
Or Using buttonTarget and imageTarget properties with JavaScript:
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    buttonTarget: '.class',
    imageTarget: '#id'
});
```
Hide the actual pointer: To hide the default / actual pointer in the section you can use data-cursor-hide, this will hide the actual cursor in the section you selected:
```
<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-hide>Hover over me</div>
```
Or Using pointer property with JavaScript:
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    pointer: false,
});
```
Customize Z-Index: By default when you apply a cursor to a Section the cursor you apply has z-index value of 9999. You can change this by using data-cursor-z-index="value":
```
<div data-cursor-type="number" data-cursor-z-index="4">Hover over me</div>
```
Or Using zIndex property with JavaScript:
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    zIndex: 4,
});
```
When a cursor is applied to any child of this Section, its z-index will be value + 1, making the child's cursor appear above the parent's cursor. Eg:- lets take the above cursor for example, you have set the z-index value to 4, so if you apply cursor to its child, that new cursor to child will have z-index value of 4 + 1 = 5. You can change this by using data-cursor-send-to-back, which will set the child's cursor z-index to Parent's z-index value - 1. Lets Look at an example.
Without applying data-cursor-send-to-back:
Cursor applied to a section:
```
<div class="section" data-cursor-type="1" data-cursor-z-index="4">...</div>
```
The Cursor applied to it will have the z-index value of 4. We apply Cursor to a child of this Section:
```
<div class="section" data-cursor-type="1" data-cursor-z-index="4">
    <div class="child" data-cursor-type="7">
    </div>
</div>
```
Now here the Cursor of Parent Section will have z-index value of 4 and the child will have a Cursor with z-index value of 5.
If we were to use data-cursor-send-to-back like this:
```
<div class="section" data-cursor-type="1" data-cursor-z-index="4" data-cursor-send-to-back>
    <div class="child" data-cursor-type="7">
    </div>
</div>
```
Then the child will have the z-index value of 3.
In JavaScript you can use sendToBack for the same effect:
```
const cursor = new Cursor({
    type: number,
    selector: '.section',
    sendToBack: true,
});
```
Note: - If you decide to put custom z-index value then the custom z-index value take precedence. Example:
```
<div class="section" data-cursor-type="1" data-cursor-z-index="4">
    <div class="child" data-cursor-type="7" data-cursor-z-index="55">
    </div>
</div>
```
Here it is of no matter if you use send-to-back functionality or not the Parent Section will have z-index value of 4 and the child will have z-index value of 55.

Limitations

Any kind of top-layer elements like Dialogs, Modals, Select, etc. exist in the top layer of the browser and cannot be manipulated using Cursor JS, as z-index values do not affect them. The Cursor Element will always be beneath these elements.

A Complete list of options available to you

| Customization | HTML Data Attributes | JavaScript (Cursor Class) | |-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Basic Setup | data-cursor-type="1" | type: 1 | | Add Delay | data-cursor-delay="true" | delay: true | | Change Color | data-cursor-color="red" | color: "red" | | Multiple Colors | data-cursor-color="red blue green" | color: "red blue green" | | Idle Text | data-cursor-text="Idle Text Statement" | text: "Idle Text Statement" | | Button Text | data-cursor-text-button="Button Text Statement" | buttonText: "Button Text Statement" | | Image Text | data-cursor-text-image="Image Text Statement" | imageText: "Image Text Statement" | | Click Text | data-cursor-text-click="Click Text Statement" | clickText: "Click Text Statement" | | Change Text Color | data-cursor-text-color="red" | textColor: "red" | | Change Font | data-cursor-font="Monospace" | font: "Monospace" | | Changing State Targets | data-cursor-target-button=".classname" data-cursor-target-image="#id" | buttonTarget: '.class', imageTarget: '#id' | | Hide the Actual Pointer | data-cursor-hide | pointer: false | | Customize Z-Index | data-cursor-z-index="9999" | zIndex: 9999 | | Send to Back | data-cursor-send-to-back | sendToBack: true |

License

MIT