Solved Custom Cursors

[Hopachi]

Good news!
Version 2.0 of the Win8spinner cursor is ready:

changes/fixes:
+increased ball size to improve visibility and roundness on small size.
+the cursor spinners are now larger and visibility is enhanced.
+orange and yellow colors were fused to something called pumpkin.
+animation speed is increased to match more with the original animation from OS startup.

The black white animated preview:

This preview is compressed and misses the roundness of the edges from original cursors.
Is a preview. See here the final look:



The ball size is increased at the maximum possible size.
So this version is final.

Cursors are available in:
+Light Blue
+Red
+Green
+Pumpkin
+Magenta
+Purple

Get the color(s) you like from the zip attachments.

Enjoy.

Hopachi

 

[Arpan]

Thank you Hopachi Looks good. I'm on my android and I've downloaded the blue-green balls. I'll transfer the files to my pc when I get a chance and post back the results. Sounds awesome. Thank you again

 

[Coke Robot]

Ahh! Very nice!!

 

[Coke Robot]

Been using this and seeing the new cursors in action, MUCH NICER!!

I believe these cursors will be making it into a custom install.wim image I'll be making of Windows 8.
Thanks!

 

[Hopachi]

Thanks guys!
You're welcome.

Glad to hear the good news.

 

[Hopachi]

I've played with the default aero cursor in Win8 and thought I add some other colors besides the default one:



They are to be used with the default cursor schemes (containing the rest of pointers).
The new colored ones are found in the attached zip, for anyone who is interested.

Cheers
Hopachi

 

[Hopachi]

Other cursor follow-ups?
How about Aero in it's ultimate form... (conceptual previews below, extra large 80px)

-that would be the spinner from Media Center, if you ask me:



-among some interesting combo's, we can do this:


to provide all colors in one, for instance.


The cursor sized files are found in next post.

 

[Hopachi]

Here are the Media Center Aero spinners converted into animated cursors.

Media Center Aero


and the colored one (exclusively released)

Media Center Aero Colored


I like the effect this one gives!

As usual, get the needed files from the zip attachment.

Enjoy

 

[Hopachi]

I've managed to get a border around the spinning balls.

Back to the darker pointers, version 2 of the Win8Spinner:

Black:


Blue:


Green:


Red:


Pumpkin:


Added Red theme:


That should be it. All pointers included in zip.

 

[Hopachi]

Win8spinner White Version fix 2.2:



This time, the circles match the pointer (black border) and the visibility is increased.

 

[Coke Robot]

:thumb:
I like it!

 

[Hopachi]

Thanks!

 

[Hopachi]

Sunlight Edition of Win8spinner 2.2:



It glows!

Black:


Sunlight:


White:

 

[Hopachi]

Win8spinner White Version fix 2.2:

View attachment 19516

This time, the circles match the pointer (black border) and the visibility is increased.

The busy version is also made:


Cheers!

 

[Coke Robot]

I'll need to post some .zips of the full pointer schemes I have with these cool metro cursors! Basically, I have an .ini file that installs the cursor theme so you can switch between pointer themes real quickly.

 

[Hopachi]

I'll need to post some .zips of the full pointer schemes I have with these cool metro cursors! Basically, I have an .ini file that installs the cursor theme so you can switch between pointer themes real quickly.

That's nice.
With the ini is very easy to install sets of cursors.

 

[Hopachi]

Sunflares cursor, the busy version:


doesn't give much impression on white background.


Zoom in?


Has transparency of course.

 

[Hopachi]

Win8Spinner Black Cursor v2.2 with borders

Previews:

Below is the same pointer seen on white and black backgrounds.






Below is the same spinner seen on white and black backgrounds.





Can be used independently or with cursor themes released earlier.

 

[Hopachi]

Another nice animation, to be used for the busy state:

Vortex Cursor.
It is still based on the classic Aero pointer so it can be used with the Aero cursor schemes or independently.

Black and white animated cursors included in zip.

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Previews white cursor:

White background:


Black background:


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Previews black cursor:

White background:


Black background:

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That's all.

 

[Acebinbabe]

Hi Hopachi

Im new to windows 8 (my XP machine has all but died!) and was disappointed with the range of cursors available. But then Google brought me here!

I LOVE the media centre aero colored which I downloaded but then my laptop asked me what it should open the file with ..........um..........sorry Im not too clever with the technicalities, please could you tell me know how to do it?
Thank you