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> Note to the author: the illusion would be even better if you used the user-agent to render a system-accurate mouse cursor ;) (on macOS the real cursor is blac

> Note to the author: the illusion would be even better if you used the user-agent to render a system-accurate mouse cursor ;) (on macOS the real cursor is black and the fake one is white) You're right, it would make the illusion better. I developed this on Ubuntu where the default cursor is black, and I did consider doing this. Eventually decided to just use the default white cursor from Windows because it has better contrast on the dark color scheme. I guess I could set up 3 different color schemes for 3 different cursors for Mac, Linux, Windows, but it may be a bit too much work. I think most people who notice the cursor is different will just think "oh, this website uses a custom cursor", they won't necessarily realize that it's just an image.

modeless 6y ago
Even better would be to use the fullscreen api and mouse capture api to trap the mouse for real. Then you could render fake browser UI and do whatever you want when people try to click on it. If you really wanted to mess with people.
- baobabKoodaa 6y ago
  If you use the fullscreen api or the pointer lock api, Chrome will render a popup that says "press ESC to..." Without that it would be sick!
  - modeless 6y ago
    Yeah but I bet at least half of people wouldn't notice, especially if you put something interesting on the other side of the screen for a second. Or you could render a bunch of overlapping fake warnings all over the screen, making it difficult to find the real one. Or you could put an exit fullscreen button and pretend to exit fullscreen when clicked, but you're actually still in fullscreen. Etc. I should probably stop giving the malware guys ideas...
    - juotlrjrb 6y ago
      Ctrl+W... Alt+F4...
Waterluvian 6y ago
I'm on 18.04 and my cursor is white (and much smaller than the one on the site). I never realised Ubuntu had a black cursor option. I think you could make these changes, but I think that's if you want to have fun doing it. The diminishing returns are tiny and the gag lands well.
- brundolf 6y ago
  You're probably on a different desktop environment (Gnome, KDE, etc)
tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago
It's definitely what tipped me off. With an accurate cursor, I might have been confused into wondering how it was done. With the Pointer Lock API, you can actually take the user's cursor https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_Lock_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_Loc... (but the browser will show a notice).

modeless 6y ago

Even better would be to use the fullscreen api and mouse capture api to trap the mouse for real. Then you could render fake browser UI and do whatever you want when people try to click on it. If you really wanted to mess with people.

baobabKoodaa 6y ago
If you use the fullscreen api or the pointer lock api, Chrome will render a popup that says "press ESC to..." Without that it would be sick!
- modeless 6y ago
  Yeah but I bet at least half of people wouldn't notice, especially if you put something interesting on the other side of the screen for a second. Or you could render a bunch of overlapping fake warnings all over the screen, making it difficult to find the real one. Or you could put an exit fullscreen button and pretend to exit fullscreen when clicked, but you're actually still in fullscreen. Etc. I should probably stop giving the malware guys ideas...
  - juotlrjrb 6y ago
    Ctrl+W... Alt+F4...

Waterluvian 6y ago

I'm on 18.04 and my cursor is white (and much smaller than the one on the site). I never realised Ubuntu had a black cursor option. I think you could make these changes, but I think that's if you want to have fun doing it. The diminishing returns are tiny and the gag lands well.

brundolf 6y ago
You're probably on a different desktop environment (Gnome, KDE, etc)

tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago

It's definitely what tipped me off. With an accurate cursor, I might have been confused into wondering how it was done. With the Pointer Lock API, you can actually take the user's cursor https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_Lock_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_Loc... (but the browser will show a notice).