According to the Cocoa Drawing Guide documentation for Images, NSImage can load a Windows cursor .cur file.
But how do I obtain the hotspot needed for NSCursor - initWithImage:(NSImage *)newImage hotSpot:(NSPoint)point;
?
As the documentation also says,
In OS X v10.4 and later,
NSImage
supports many additional file formats using the Image I/O framework.
So let's grab a sample cursor file and experiment in a Swift playground:
import Foundation
import ImageIO
let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "BUSY_L", withExtension: "CUR")! as CFURL
let source = CGImageSourceCreateWithURL(url, nil)!
print(CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex(source, 0, nil)!)
Output:
{
ColorModel = RGB;
Depth = 8;
HasAlpha = 1;
IsIndexed = 1;
PixelHeight = 32;
PixelWidth = 32;
ProfileName = "sRGB IEC61966-2.1";
hotspotX = 16;
hotspotY = 16;
}
So, to get the hotspot safely:
import Foundation
import ImageIO
if let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "BUSY_L", withExtension: "CUR") as CFURL?,
let source = CGImageSourceCreateWithURL(url, nil),
let properties = CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex(source, 0, nil) as? [String: Any],
let x = properties["hotspotX"] as? CGFloat,
let y = properties["hotspotY"] as? CGFloat
{
let hotspot = CGPoint(x: x, y: y)
print(hotspot)
}
Output:
(16.0, 16.0)