microsoft/Terminal

Mouse pointer should be text and not arrow one

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#1,441 opened on Jun 22, 2019

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Description

Expected behavior

The mouse pointer used should be the text cursor (Ꮖ) one since text is selectable, not the default arrow (↖) pointer.

Actual behavior

It's the default arrow pointer that's used.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Find where the mouse cursor is set in the terminal control and change it to the text cursor (I beam) when hovering over selectable text.
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Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
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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
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitC++Windows development environment
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75