GraphiteEditor/Graphite

The pressed Spacebar should show an open hand cursor before click-dragging makes it a closed hand

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#2,382 opened on Mar 7, 2025

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Description

When holding space (but not dragging), the cursor should show the open hand icon (then switch to the currently-implemented closed hand while mousedown/dragging). Be careful to test in all the cases throughout the editor experience that this meets the desired behavior.

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Research direction
Implement cursor change to open hand when spacebar is pressed and no mouse drag, and closed hand during drag. Update cursor handling in the event system.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Rust
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75