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Re:Show HN: An HTML/CSS/JS toggle switch with happy and sad ... by kolme on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @07:24AM (#13875324)
Now that we're at it: clickable things have the "hand" cursor.

All of the widget is actionable yet the cursor is not always pointy.

It's one of my pet peeves.

That being said, the animation is beautifully done and the widget very cute. This is just eye-candy.

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Re:Show HN: An HTML/CSS/JS toggle switch with happy and sad ... by nsgi on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @11:36AM (#13876806)
Would you use a hand cursor for a button?
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Re:Show HN: An HTML/CSS/JS toggle switch with happy and sad ... by kolme on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @08:41PM (#13936522)
Super late answer but I hope you get it: yes, it is a good practice.

In "native apps" on desktops, all buttons look the same, so users know they're clickable because they've already learned it.

On the web however, every page looks different, so it is helpful to show the users you can click things by using the "hand" cursor.

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Re:Show HN: An HTML/CSS/JS toggle switch with happy and sad ... by splitbrain on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @12:13PM (#13877131)
Yes, I would.
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