magid@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Magid) (04/17/91)
I have been able to change the cursor for a split second but then it changes back to normal. How does one make the change permanent I am sick of the arrow cursor? Here is my rather primitive code in tpwin: program cursor; uses Winprocs,Wintype; var hCursor:Thandle; begin hCursor := SetCursor (Loadcursor(0,idc_UpArrow)); showcursor(TRUE); end. Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
bonneau@hyper.hyper.com (Paul Bonneau) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr17.160822.8084@agate.berkeley.edu> magid@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Magid) writes: > > I have been able to change the cursor for a split second but >then it changes back to normal. How does one make the change permanent I am >sick of the arrow cursor? > The problem is that you need to change the cursor EVERY time you get a WM_SETCURSOR message! Or, alternativley, if you capture the mouse, just change the cursor once until you release it (SetCapture() and ReleaseCapture()). cheers - Paul Bonneau.
epperson@adobe.COM (Mark Epperson) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr17.160822.8084@agate.berkeley.edu> magid@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Magid) writes: > > I have been able to change the cursor for a split second but >then it changes back to normal. How does one make the change permanent I am >sick of the arrow cursor? > This is the correct way to do it: if (hWnd) SetClassWord(hWnd, GCW_HCURSOR, hCursor); SetCursor(hCursor);
jseidman@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Jim Seidman) (04/18/91)
magid@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Magid) writes: > > I have been able to change the cursor for a split second but >then it changes back to normal. How does one make the change permanent I am >sick of the arrow cursor? > >Here is my rather primitive code in tpwin: [code deleted] The cursor will get reset as soon as you move it, so your program won't work. If all you want is to change the cursor, might I suggest my shareware program, "Change Cursor." It'll change ("permanently") the arrow, hourglass, and I-beam cursors. It's available on cica.cica.indiana.edu, and is only $15. -- Jim Seidman, Headland Technology, 46221 Landing Parkway, Fremont CA 94538 "It doesn't need to work. They'll be paralyzed laughing at me." - The Doctor, "Shada"
gt3070b@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeff Watkins) (04/19/91)
You could just specify that the window cursor is something else, and every time you enter your window, voila you have the cursor... ciao jeff -- Jeff Watkins jwatkins@cadsun6.gatech.edu Lotus Development WP Devision (404) 315-0105 voice (404) 315-0231 data "It isn't whether the child lives or dies, It is who makes the decision."
davel@booboo.SanDiego.NCR.COM (David Lord) (04/19/91)
(Mark Epperson) writes: > (Paul Magid) writes: >> >> I have been able to change the cursor for a split second but >>then it changes back to normal. How does one make the change permanent I am >>sick of the arrow cursor? >> > >This is the correct way to do it: > > if (hWnd) > SetClassWord(hWnd, GCW_HCURSOR, hCursor); > SetCursor(hCursor); Ah, just what I wanted to ask about. I thought it would be cute to have a custom cursor show up in my About Box (a modeless dialog box) so I used SetClassWord to do it. Worked great until I noticed that I had changed the cursor for EVERY dialog box in the system. Notice that even though you are calling it with a window handle of a specific window you are actually changing the CLASS (in this case all dialog boxes). So how do I do it without affecting everyone else? Dave.Lord@SanDiego.NCR.COM