Block Editor: Use --wpds-cursor-control design token

[hbhalodia]

What?

Part of: #76221

Why?

• Update the instances of cursor: pointer to use the desgin token for better maintainence.

How?

• Removed cursor: pointer and used cursor: var(--wpds-cursor-control);

Testing Instructions

1. Open any post/page.
2. Check for inserter patterns, or click on + icon and hover over blocks to use and check inspect.
3. You will see cursor: pointer is replaced with cursor: var(--wpds-cursor-control);

Testing Instructions for Keyboard

• None

Use of AI Tools

• None

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Pull request overview

Updates @wordpress/block-editor component styles to use the WP Design System cursor token (--wpds-cursor-control) instead of hard-coded cursor: pointer, aligning Block Editor UI with the repo-wide design token migration described in #76221.

Changes:

• Replaced cursor: pointer with cursor: var(--wpds-cursor-control) across multiple Block Editor component SCSS files.
• Standardized cursor styling for interactive (non-link) controls in inserter, patterns, list view, global styles, and related UI surfaces.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
packages/block-editor/src/components/url-input/style.scss	Updates URL suggestion item cursor to use --wpds-cursor-control.
packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/content.scss	Updates appender hover cursor to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/style.scss	Updates list view expander cursor to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/style.scss	Updates inserter toggle and media list item cursors to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter-list-item/style.scss	Updates inserter list item button cursor to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/style.scss	Updates global styles shadow indicator cursor to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/block-switcher/style.scss	Updates block switcher preview container/title cursor to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/block-patterns-list/style.scss	Updates pattern list item cursor to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/block-pattern-setup/style.scss	Updates setup preview/button/title cursors to use the design token.
packages/block-editor/src/components/background-image-control/style.scss	Updates background panel dropdown toggle cursor to use the design token.

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