Custom Cursor For Metro App Xaml based
For some reqs, some special apps need customized cursor to enhance the user experience.
Some solution generates the cursor icon from C++ code, that seems so wired in overall C#/VB Xaml based app, so this is a version for the Windows 8 metro app and XAML based.
Actually It is a porting project from Morten Nielsen's idea in Silverlight, so bellow is the Nielsen's link:
http://www.sharpgis.net/post/2011/05/09/Custom-Cursors-in-Silverlight.aspx
Bellows are the features:
1, Supports the normal state cursor customization using DataTemplate.
2, Supports the drag or holding state cursor customization using DataTemplate.
Following are some screenshots:

