gdk:cursor-new-from-name (display name)

display -- a gdk:display object for which the cursor will be created
name -- a string with the name of the cursor

The new gdk:cursor object, or nil if there is no cursor with the given name.

Creates a new cursor by looking up name in the current cursor theme. A recommended set of cursor names that will work across different platforms can be found in the CSS specification:

"none"

"default"

"help"

"pointer"

"context-menu"

"progress"

"wait"

"cell"

"crosshair"

"text"

"vertical-text"

"alias"

"copy"

"no-drop"

"move"

"not-allowed"

"grab"

"grabbing"

"all-scroll"

"col-resize"

"row-resize"

"n-resize"

"e-resize"

"s-resize"

"w-resize"

"ne-resize"

"nw-resize"

"sw-resize"

"se-resize"

"ew-resize"

"ns-resize"

"nesw-resize"

"nwse-resize"

"zoom-in"

"zoom-out"

(gdk:cursor-new-from-name (gdk:display-default) "wait")
=> #<GDK-X11-CURSOR {1001AFE123}>
(gdk:cursor-new-from-name (gdk:display-default) "unknown")
=> NIL