I find it a bit sad that contextual pointers aren't nearly as common as they used to be. They can certainly be overdone or done poorly, but done well they give

I find it a bit sad that contextual pointers aren't nearly as common as they used to be. They can certainly be overdone or done poorly, but done well they give a really nice indicator that can account for some combination of context of what's under the pointer to be operated on, any modifiers active, and any ambient state.