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Allow arrow cursor in Desktop Preview, not just "finger" circle

Right now, when you enter Desktop Preview, the cursor is the typical white circle that is supposed to represent a finger. This is great when your project is a mobile app or website. But your project is a desktop app or website, it begs to have a normal black arrow for a cursor--and the Mickey Mouse gloved hand when hovering over clickable things--for recording videos and even just testing it out on your own. It's cumbersome and distracting to have a giant circle cursor for desktop experiences.

When you create a new project, XD already asks what type of project this is: mobile, tablet, web, etc. So if you select web, shouldn't the cursor default to an arrow? Yes, you can have both desktop and mobile screens for web, but you get the idea. Or maybe have a toggle in the Desktop Preview UI. I don't know. I hope you at least understand the problem.

Thanks!

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  • Steven Mancera commented  ·   ·  Report

    What are y'all talking about Mobile Cursor, I just used Adobe XD right now for a long while, and I'm just getting Mouse Cursor here on my Preview Window. No option for Touch Cursor whatsoever??

    Come one, this design tool is about to be almost 4 years now, and we still don't have Touch Cursor or Mouse Cursor toggle.

  • Torquil commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes this seems like a no brainer. why are your customers even having to request this feature??? It would be awesome to get rid of the stupid circle which is not only getting in the way, but it is also flickering between arrow cursor and circle as people have been bug reporting since 2016. so if i can see the arrow pointer while it is flickering, it should be easy to implement this feature as it is already visible every other moment !! :-)

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add this feature. Prototyping is still needed for desktop not just mobile applications.

  • Sahil Chopra commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is very much needed and urgently. Please incorporate this feature XD team.
    I am also working on desktop mockups.

  • Adam Temple commented  ·   ·  Report

    I just had a client ask for a mouse because executive have no idea what the circle is.