spector@acf5.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector) (08/22/90)
Does anyone have any pointers on how to get a cdev to allow use of the Arrow
cursor? QuicKeys seems to be able to do it, and smoothly at that.
The only way I can get the cursor to be an arrow seems to be on idle
messages, and I am constantly fighting with the system who is setting
it to the cross-hair...
any idea would be appreciated....
Thanks Much,
_DHMS
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In article <1224@acf5.NYU.EDU> spector@acf5.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector) writes: > > > >Does anyone have any pointers on how to get a cdev to allow use of the Arrow >cursor? QuicKeys seems to be able to do it, and smoothly at that. >The only way I can get the cursor to be an arrow seems to be on idle >messages, and I am constantly fighting with the system who is setting From TN 215 "New" cdev messages: "If the cdev contains a 'CURS' = -4064 resource, the Control Panel will send it a cursorDev message whenever the cursor is over the cdev part of the Control PanelUs window instead of setting the cursor to the light cross. The cdev can then set and use its own cursor. The Control Panel will handle the cursor elsewhere on the screen. The Control Panel does not examine the contents of the 'CURS' = -4064 resource." Note that you will still have to set the cursor yourself. The inclusion of the 'CURS' = -4064 resource is simply a signal to the control panel mechanism that you wish to receive the cursorDev message. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Have a day. :^| Murat N. Konar murat@farcomp.UUCP -or- farcomp!murat@apple.com
carlton@draco (Mike Carlton) (08/23/90)
In article <1224@acf5.NYU.EDU> spector@acf5.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector) writes: >Does anyone have any pointers on how to get a cdev to allow use of the Arrow >cursor? QuicKeys seems to be able to do it, and smoothly at that. >The only way I can get the cursor to be an arrow seems to be on idle >messages, and I am constantly fighting with the system who is setting >it to the cross-hair... > >any idea would be appreciated.... > >Thanks Much, > _DHMS To get an arrow cursor, simply add a 'CURS' -4064 resource to your cdev file. The contents of the cursor don't matter, its presence tells the control panel not to change to the cross. If you want something other than an arrow, you can react to the new 'cursdev' (I forget the exact constant) message by setting the cursor to your cursor. All this is detailed in a tech note, unfortunately I don't remember which one. If you have the tech notes stack, look up cdev in the index and you'll find the tech note. Email me if you need more details and I'll look them up at home. Cheers, Mike Carlton, UC Berkeley Computer Science ~ carlton@ernie.berkeley.edu ...!ucbvax!ernie!carlton Manana