Loading mouse pointers

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:57 am

Does anyone know how to use PB to load the chosen mouse pointers that are supposed to load automatically on start-up.

I have created my own animated normal select pointer and that loads every time no problem, but I also have an animated link select pointer and a text select and they never load until I open the “personalization/mouse pointers” and do no more than click “OK”.

Easy enough, but irritating. Obviously they are stored somewhere and need copying to somewhere, but where?

By the way this is for Vista Home Premium.

SFSxOI · Post by **SFSxOI** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:30 pm

In your application don't you have to do something like:

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LoadCursor_(0, #IDC_CROSS)

then 

ShowCursor_(0)

When your application starts?

And I think the cursor will only apply to your app window and not system wide. Or am I on the wrong track here? I don't have the computer with PB on it in front of me at this time or posting so i'm just guessing.

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:24 pm

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=35069

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:21 pm

Vista Home Premium

I think I have found the problem!

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:50 pm

The problem is not how to load a mouse pointer for one of my programs, that's easy, it is to get the global preferences to load.

It always loads my normal animated pointer, but the text select and link select do not load unless I go to personalise/mouse pointers and click OK. I don't need to select them as they are already saved, just click the OK button.

It was the same when I was running XP so it is not caused by Vista!

By the way, I changed from I.E. to Firefox just after starting this thread and have not been able to log on since. This is the only site to cause trouble and I have only managed to reply now by running IE again, although I am leaving Firefox as default as otherwise I prefer it.

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:20 pm

I'm confused. Well, I always am but in this particular case I think some code would help to exactly understand your problem.

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:40 pm

If nothing else I have fixed the log on problem with Firefox, I went to the Tools\options and deleted the PB cookies and now it lets me log on and hopefully has now saved the cookie correctly.

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:24 am

http://www.thebitguru.com/articles/14-P ... %20Cursors