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July 16, 2010
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.CUR (cursor) for Photoshop

  • July 16, 2010
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Hi All,

From where can I get [ download ] .CUR (cursor) for Photoshop?

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Mylenium

    There is no such thing. All icons and pointer cursors are part of the program executables and UI resources, some of which are accessible, otehrs which are not....

    Mylenium

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    Silkrooster
    Legend
    April 29, 2012

    I guess thats one of the reasons why I still have Corel Draw installed. Both .cur and .ico files as well as fonts can be created with it. Though for some reason I still prefer adobe apps.

    Known Participant
    May 18, 2012

    Hi Silkrooster,

    So, how do you create .cur and .ico files from Corel Draw? Do you Export it? Or? By the way you said “as well as fonts can be created with it.” So, how do you create Fonts from Corel Draw?

    Silkrooster
    Legend
    May 18, 2012

    Yes, Corel Draw export to .ico, .cur, .ttf and postscript format, I forget at the moment of that extension, but you get the idea.

    With the fonts its one character at a time. The entire canvas is the size of a single character.

    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    July 16, 2010

    Assuming the OP is interested in a plugin or other feature that would make it possible to actually open, edit, and save .cur files, I have needed that myself.  Unfortunately I didn't easily find a suitable solution and ended up downloading the free version of Axialis Icon Workshop for Visual Studio, which also handles making cursor files.  I was able to save .png files with transparency from Photoshop, then import those files into the Axialis application.

    I too would love to find a good solution for reading and writing .cur and .ico files directly from Photoshop.

    Now, I certainly haven't tried all the commercial/shareware/freeware out there, so perhaps this thread will uncover some good answers.

    -Noel

    P.S., A quick web search turns up these possibilities:

    Known Participant
    July 21, 2010

    Hi Noel,

    What does OP stands for? Just curious.

    Well - YUP! I am interested in a plug-in or maybe “.8BI” based file to save as “.CUR” file to incorporate in .html code. I don't use Visual Studio and hence downloading the free version of Axialis Icon Workshop may not make sense to me.

    July 21, 2010

    Original Poster.

    Mylenium
    MyleniumCorrect answer
    Legend
    July 16, 2010

    There is no such thing. All icons and pointer cursors are part of the program executables and UI resources, some of which are accessible, otehrs which are not....

    Mylenium