Make mouse with busy icon (C#)

Question

I have an application that takes a couple of seconds to run. Is it possible to make the mouse with the busy icon while the app is processing?

Answer 1

Use Cursor.WaitCursor property.

You can use:

Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;

and as long as there is some processing going on in a WinForms application, the cursor stays in the WaitCursor state.

You can as well use your custom designed cursors:

Cursor.Current = new Cursor("C:\\Cursors\\MyWait.cur");

source: http://bytes.com/topic/c-sharp/answers/238623-how-change-mouse-cursor-busy-state

Answer 2

Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;

You will need a reference to System.Windows.Forms to change the cursor.

Answer 3

You need to set the form's UseWaitCursor property to true. (And remember to set it to false again afterwords, preferably in a finally block)

You can also set Application.UseWaitCursor to true to apply it to every form.