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Back at blog posting AND prettying up my profile for the holidays. And so that brings me to today's issue.
I uploaded that file to a site, put the URL to the cursor in my code, and it doesn't work. But when I swap the code out for one of the other URLs I pulled from other people's source code, the damn cursor works. So I guess what is wrong with my URL? I'm going to take another run at it this afternoon sometime. Maybe I need a shorter URL. I should try a URL shortener maybe.
Anyone have ideas out there? Apparently being a child of the technological age isn't as advantageous as I had hoped now that I am a fully-grown adult. I used to have the tenacity to solve these problems on my own, but these days, I don't know. Maybe I'll write a blog post about my conflicted feelings on that very sentiment later today.
Anyway, thanks for reading, friends! Leave a comment about your own thoughts if you want, even if you don't have any help on the cursor. I hope you all have a good week, spacehey!
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Shanen
Gald we could help! ^_^
The Pyrrhic Llama
Everyone, we did it! and by we, I mean you all! The custom cursor is working! It WAS the file size limitation. I didn't even realize that was a thing. Thanks for sticking with me during this rollercoaster of a journey!
Shanen
I think it's cause your image resolution exceeds the 128x128 limit most browsers have for cursors, 32x32 is the lowest.
I made a downscaled version, this should work: https://maindb.s3.filebase.com/llama.png
Nole
Keep up the work my good friend,
We'll surely see this to the end,
Might I see the url?
This is my direct code in case it helps as well.
body{
cursor: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/dx6qc8eb6/image/upload/v1606893501/mw-cursor_frmz8r.png"),
auto;
}
The Pyrrhic Llama
I wish I could edit comments, because I don't like to delete comments and then post new ones. I feel it violates the historical record. Anyway, now to @Nole's point, the URL shows the actual cursor I want. But I still don't get the code to work? I'm renewed though, no longer downtrodden and beaten by an inanimate cursor object!
The Pyrrhic Llama
The saddest part of this is I'm actually giving this problem my all and I'm actually further away from a solution than when I began.
The Pyrrhic Llama
I don't think I can tag people on here, can I? No, that was an internet 2.0 invention. Either way...
@Nole, thanks for that, I changed to a jpg now but still have the same xml error when I pull up the link?
@Shanen, ok I changed my bucket permissions to turn OFF block all public access. What now?!
I can't believe, seriously can't believe, how troublesome this is. I can do deceivingly complex math in my head, how is a cursor smarter than me?
Shanen
Hey, looking at the link, it's hosted on AWS, could you confirm if your bucket or the link provided is public?
Nole
Visiting your link shows an XML error,
using a .png or .jpg might result fairer.
The Pyrrhic Llama
Wow! It's An! I feel all sorts of pressure now lol.
I'm terrible with code despite my background. It's astonishing me lately, honestly.
Okay, so here's my code:
cursor: url(https://testbucketcursor.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/llama-xmas-cursor.cur), auto;
If I swap that url out for a different one from someone's else's page (I used Tracy's link for testing), their cursor works. I've tried uploading the cursor to a few different sites, but mine is still not working.
I feel like it's something small, something dumb, but it's still beyond my grokking. That's the story of my life though.
An
Hey there! The length of the URL shouldn't be a problem... Could you maybe share your cutom Curser code so I can look into it and try to find the issue? Have a great day :D