Show mouse pointer in a full screen

[marcoagpinto]

Hello!!!

I am developing a game.

How do I show the mouse pointer in a full screen?

Then, how do I hide it?

I have been looking at the help files, but I can't find it.

Thanks!

Kind regards,
>Marco A.G.Pinto
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[netmaestro]

I would use my own pointer sprite and after ExamineMouse() use:

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If i_want_to_display_the_mousepointer
  DisplaySprite(mousepointer, MouseX(), MouseY())
Endif

[marcoagpinto]

I don't know how to associate a GrabImage to a Sprite.

I have been grabbing little images from a big image and I want to associate some with sprites.

see the example: http://i.imgur.com/OqDZMvi.png

I want to assign image 20912 to the sprite of the mouse.

Thanks for all the help!

Kind regards,
>Marco A.G.Pinto
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[netmaestro]

The arrow in that image isn't too clean, I wouldn't use it. If you're on windows you can try this, otherwise I'd get another arrow image from somewhere else.

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; Get a cursor image to use
CreateImage(0, 32, 32, 32, #PB_Image_Transparent)
hdc = StartDrawing(ImageOutput(0))
  DrawingMode(#PB_2DDrawing_AllChannels)
  DrawIconEx_(hdc,0,0,LoadCursor_(0,#IDC_ARROW),32,32,0,0,#DI_NORMAL)
StopDrawing()

; Get our environment going
InitSprite():InitMouse():InitKeyboard()
OpenScreen(1024,768,32,"Test Pointer")

; Affect cursor image to a sprite
s_pointer = CreateSprite(#PB_Any, 32, 32, #PB_Sprite_PixelCollision|#PB_Sprite_AlphaBlending)
StartDrawing(SpriteOutput(s_pointer))
  DrawingMode(#PB_2DDrawing_AllChannels)
  DrawAlphaImage(ImageID(pointer),0,0)
StopDrawing()
FreeImage(0)

; See if it works as expected (does here)
Repeat
  ClearScreen(#Blue)
  ExamineMouse()
  ExamineKeyboard()
  DisplayTransparentSprite(s_pointer, MouseX(), MouseY(), 255)
  FlipBuffers()
Until KeyboardPushed(#PB_Key_Escape)

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