# help with Custom Mouse Cursor with Tracking **URL:** \ **Category:** web dev\ **Created:** [May 6, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582 "2023-05-06T21:02:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AmiiboAmigos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/amiiboamigos/32/19755_2.png) [@AmiiboAmigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiiboAmigos)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/1 "2023-05-06T21:02:47Z")
I seem to be having issues in Dreamweaver. Is it me, or is this code not compatible somehow in Dreamweaver? 🤔 probably me most likely. ```auto Cursor Follower
customCursor
``` ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/2 "2023-05-06T21:21:02Z")
When you run it in the browser, what happens? Dreamweaver is your code editor, and interactive content typically will not work inside it. ---
**Author:** ![AmiiboAmigos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/amiiboamigos/32/19755_2.png) [@AmiiboAmigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiiboAmigos)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/3 "2023-05-06T21:31:54Z")
The png of a UFO is the only thing that shows up, not even when I downsized it to 50 px. This is unusual, I have done something similar to this before. For some reason while following the tutorial nothing happens. 🥲 ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/4 "2023-05-07T00:11:05Z")
That is expected unfortunately. You should use your browser as your source of truth for what your page looks like. Dreamweaver’s preview engine doesn’t understand a lot of modern techniques like CSS custom properties, for example. Using Dreamweaver as a code editor is fine, but you shouldn’t rely on it to give you an accurate preview experience. ---
**Author:** ![AmiiboAmigos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/amiiboamigos/32/19755_2.png) [@AmiiboAmigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiiboAmigos)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/5 "2023-05-07T00:21:05Z")
Well, it’s not just that. Whenever I preview the code on my browser, in my case edge, I still see the same thing. I’m convinced I’m missing something in my code, but I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/6 "2023-05-07T02:46:27Z")
Does your browser’s console show any errors? ---
**Author:** ![AmiiboAmigos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/amiiboamigos/32/19755_2.png) [@AmiiboAmigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiiboAmigos)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/7 "2023-05-07T02:57:54Z")
Not on my side ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/8 "2023-05-07T19:08:57Z")
I see what is going on here! You were very close 🙂 In your CSS, it is **translate3d** (not **translated3d** ): ```auto transform: translated3d(var(--cursorXPos), var(--cursorYPos), 0); ``` Next, you have your timer loop defined in `moveCursor`, but you never actually call it to kick it off. Add a call to `moveCursor()`, and that will get the party started! 🥳 Here is my version that works: ```auto Cursor Follower
customCursor
``` ---
**Author:** ![AmiiboAmigos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/amiiboamigos/32/19755_2.png) [@AmiiboAmigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiiboAmigos)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/9 "2023-05-08T13:47:14Z")
Its working!! Although I noticed that it doesn’t have that smooth lag transition. Is that another Dreamweaver issue? ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/10 "2023-05-08T14:56:03Z")
> [@kirupa](#): > > ` transition: tranform 2s` Another small misspelling 🙂 It should be **transform**. ---
**Author:** ![AmiiboAmigos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/amiiboamigos/32/19755_2.png) [@AmiiboAmigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiiboAmigos)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/11 "2023-05-10T18:38:05Z")
Ah I see, it’s works perfectly! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/12 "2023-05-10T20:20:53Z")
Glad it works! I wish there were ways of catching errors in CSS in the same way we can for JavaScript. ---
**Author:** ![AmiiboAmigos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/amiiboamigos/32/19755_2.png) [@AmiiboAmigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmiiboAmigos)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-mouse-cursor-with-tracking/658582/13 "2023-05-10T20:31:57Z")
Same, would definitely make the job easier!