Why the cursor property on a button is default?

[elVengador]

I noticed that the cursor property on a button is set to default. What is its purpose? I checked buttons on other websites, and they all have cursor: pointer applied.

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[reidbarber]

Check out this section of the FAQ https://github.com/adobe/react-spectrum/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQs)#why-dont-buttons-use-a-pointer-cursor

Also, Spectrum guidelines specify that the default cursor should be used for buttons, unless they are semantically links: https://spectrum.adobe.com/page/button/#Cursor-direction

[steveoh]

I read that wiki and looked at microsoft, adobe, and apples websites and it doesn't seem that this guideline is being followed. I'm thinking I must be misinterpreting the guidance. Can you clarify?

On adobe's website... these are not semantic links yet they use the pointer.

Apple does the same with summary descriptions and the customize the product buttons all use pointers.

This microsoft carousel control uses pointers for the pause play and forward back. Are these semantic links? They don't seem like it to me.

[reidbarber]

Yeah, I'm not sure every team/product follows these guidelines perfectly, but we wanted to as a component library.