Thread: Changing Cursor Properly

Ok guys pretty confused with this. What I am aiming to do is have the cursor the same in the applet the whole time! My code to set the cursor is this:
c = new Cursor(Cursor.CROSSHAIR_CURSOR);
this.setCursor(c);
It is currently in the init() block of code. I don't think this is right because when I go to give focus to the applet it changes back to the normal cursor :S However sometimes when I change to a different window then go back to the applet and give it focus it will stay the same :S Always the first time I give the applet focus though it changes back to the black pointer I've even tried continously changing the cursor back to crosshaired every time my code loops (its a game) but it doesn't change it back! HELP?!

I'm running macOSX. would that make a difference? Like I start it in my browser, then when I hover my mouse over it, it turns into the crosshair. but once i click on it, it turns back to a normal mouse :S

Any idea on how to fix it?

Ok i figured it out! yay! By doing some tests with the cursor I figured out that for some reason the cursor wasn't being drawn by it's type properly. It was crosshair but being drawn as a normal pointer :S The way I fixed this was changing the cursor to its default and then back to the cursor I wanted it to look like. I guess this change causes the system to update the picture it's drawing? Anyways heres the code I used...

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class NewClass extends Applet implements Runnable{
Cursor c,c2;

public void init(){
c = new Cursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR);
c2 = new Cursor(Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR);
this.setCursor(c2);
this.setCursor(c);
}

public void run(){

}
public boolean mouseDown(Event e,int x,int y){
this.setCursor(c2);
this.setCursor(c);
System.out.println(""+this.getCursor());
return true;
}
}
Another question is there a way I can execute code like mouseDown but for gaining focus? like focusGained or something? :S