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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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.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic Rust knowledgeUnderstanding of event handling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
Look into the cursor icon management system in the Graphite codebase. Identify where the hand cursor is set during spacebar drag and modify it to show an open hand on space press before dragging. Ensure all editor views (canvas, panels) handle this consistently.
The pressed Spacebar should show an open hand cursor before click-dragging makes it a closed hand · GraphiteEditor/Graphite#2382 | Good First Issue