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Article #1107Re: Changing the Mouse Cursor to Larger-than-standard-sized Images
From: Pete Cascio
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:18
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:18
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In article <3409@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>, jaysen@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Jason A. Brotherton) writes... >What I want to do is change the mouse cursor, not to a hand or anything, I >can do that, but rather to various LARGER objects than the standard >mouse pointer allows. The easiest way to explain this would be your > >Is there some way to create larger cursors, or will I have to turn off >the regular mouse cursor and manually move a sprite by reading the mouse's >x-y coordinates and drawing/erasing it at that position? (sprite >being my terminology for a small bitmapped image...from the C-64 days!) > >I'm programming in Borland C++ v3.0 using a 386-25, using the standard >VGA modes, running and programming for DOS, and using as a reference, >"Microsoft Mouse Programmer's Reference" Using a sprite is the only way I know in standard VGA modes. XGA does support larger mouse cursors, though.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!haven.umd.edu!decuac!pa.dec.com!nntpd2.cxo.dec.com!comet.enet.dec.com!cascio From: cascio@comet.enet.dec.com (Pete Cascio) Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: Changing the Mouse Cursor to Larger-than-standard-sized Images Message-ID: <1993Jan11.092445.1720@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> Date: 11 Jan 93 09:18:33 GMT References: <3409@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> Sender: usenet@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com (USENET News System) Distribution: usa Organization: Diigital Equipment Corp. Consulting Services, Colorado Springs Lines: 16