Songsterr Style SVG Cursor Code (unofficially tested) - Feel free to play around with it!

[AvaTheArchitect]

I had Claude.ai help me to create a cursor that Looks and feels like the awesome one that Songsterr uses. It looks pretty close for a Custom Cursor, but I have not yet tested this. The images on the Mock up Claude is trying to use on a HTML canvas - so the alignment is way off the mark! LOL If you use it let me know how it works out!

Songsterr SVG Cursor Code








    <!-- Shadow -->
    <path filter="url(#CursorShadow)" 
          d="M 0,6.6 Q 0,0 6,0 q 6,0 6,6.6 v 81.8 
             c0,1.82,-0.49,3.59,-1.42,5.15l-2.86,4.76 
             c-0.78,1.3,-2.65,1.3,-3.43,0 l-2.86,-4.76 
             c-0.93,-1.56,-1.43,-3.33,-1.43,-5.15 v -81.8" 
          class="Cfl4kf" />
    
    <!-- Main body - SEMI-TRANSPARENT (35% opacity) -->
    <path d="M 0,6.6 Q 0,0 6,0 q 6,0 6,6.6 v 81.8 
             c0,1.82,-0.49,3.59,-1.42,5.15l-2.86,4.76 
             c-0.78,1.3,-2.65,1.3,-3.43,0 l-2.86,-4.76 
             c-0.93,-1.56,-1.43,-3.33,-1.43,-5.15 v -81.8" 
          class="Cfl3ti1" />
    
    <!-- Top dot - PURE WHITE, FULLY OPAQUE -->
    <path d="M 0 2.97 C 0 0.27 3 0 3.98 0 
             C 4.97 0 8 0.27 8 2.97 
             C 8 5.97 5.12 9.67 4 9.67 
             C 2.88 9.67 0 5.97 0 2.97 Z"
          transform="translate(2, 1)" 
          class="Cfl3ti2" />
</svg>

/* CSS */
.Cfl4ni {
position: absolute;
transform: translate3d(var(--x), var(--y), 0px);
visibility: visible;
opacity: 1;
will-change: transform;
z-index: 100;
}

/* Body: Semi-transparent colored fill /
.Cfl3ti1 {
fill: rgba(0, 255, 135, 0.35); / 35% opacity - brighter than before */
}

/* Top Dot: Pure white, fully opaque /
.Cfl3ti2 {
fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1.0); / 100% white - no transparency! */
}

/* IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Top dot is PURE WHITE with 1px gap from top edge
• transform="translate(2, 1)" = 2px right (center) + 1px down (gap)
• Body opacity at 35% shows fret numbers while being vibrant
• The white dot acts as a visual guide point
  */

The white dot now has that 1px gap from the top! You can shift 2px,3px if desired.
Changed from transform="translate(2, 0)" to transform="translate(2, 1)" which means:

• 2px right → Centers the dot horizontally
• 1px down → Creates that tiny, barely noticeable gap you spotted in the Songsterr screenshots
  Now you have: ✅ Perfect arrow shape
✅ Pure white top dot indicator
✅ 1px gap from the very top edge
✅ 35% transparent vibrant body
✅ Fret numbers visible through the cursor
✅ Perfectly centered horizontally
  This is pixel-perfect Songsterr cursor replication! 🎸✨





Claude notes:
When you're ready to build this into your AlphaTabRenderer.tsx, here's the game plan:

1. Create a fixed-position cursor overlay component
2. Wire up api.playedBeatChanged event listener
3. Position using beat.bounds coordinates
4. Apply transform: translate3d(x, y, 0) for smooth movement