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Re: Changing the Mouse Cursor to Larger-than-standard-sized Images

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From: Pete Cascio
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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Subject: Re: Changing the Mouse Cursor to Larger-than-standard-sized Images
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