diff --git a/lib/ace/multi_select.js b/lib/ace/multi_select.js
index ea4b3198..d571b6dd 100644
--- a/lib/ace/multi_select.js
+++ b/lib/ace/multi_select.js
@@ -887,24 +887,25 @@ function MultiSelect(editor) {
 function addAltCursorListeners(editor){
     var el = editor.textInput.getElement();
     var altCursor = false;
-    var contentEl = editor.renderer.content;
     event.addListener(el, "keydown", function(e) {
         if (e.keyCode == 18 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey || e.metaKey)) {
             if (!altCursor) {
-                contentEl.style.cursor = "crosshair";
+                editor.renderer.setMouseCursor("crosshair");
                 altCursor = true;
             }
         } else if (altCursor) {
-            contentEl.style.cursor = "";
+            reset();
         }
     });
 
     event.addListener(el, "keyup", reset);
     event.addListener(el, "blur", reset);
-    function reset() {
+    function reset(e) {
         if (altCursor) {
-            contentEl.style.cursor = "";
+            editor.renderer.setMouseCursor("");
             altCursor = false;
+            // TODO disable menu poping up
+            // e && e.preventDefault()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index 4b1ee6df..c8cb0ed0 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -1504,9 +1504,8 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
     * [Adds a new class, `style`, to the editor.]{: #VirtualRenderer.setStyle}
     * @param {String} style A class name
     *
-    *
     **/
-    this.setStyle = function setStyle(style, include) {
+    this.setStyle = function(style, include) {
         dom.setCssClass(this.container, style, include != false);
     };
 
@@ -1514,14 +1513,20 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
     * [Removes the class `style` from the editor.]{: #VirtualRenderer.unsetStyle}
     * @param {String} style A class name
     *
-    *
     **/
-    this.unsetStyle = function unsetStyle(style) {
+    this.unsetStyle = function(style) {
         dom.removeCssClass(this.container, style);
     };
 
     /**
+    * @param {String} cursorStyle A css cursor style
     *
+    **/
+    this.setMouseCursor = function(cursorStyle) {
+        this.content.style.cursor = cursorStyle;
+    };
+
+    /**
     * Destroys the text and cursor layers for this renderer.
     **/
     this.destroy = function() {