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Re: Changing Mouse Pointer

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From: Conrad Hoesle-Kienzlen
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 00:00
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Alex,
maybe you could call repaint() or show() when you are done with your lengthy
process (just an idea) ?
The book says that cursor changes do not take effect until the component is
redrawn.
...Conrad

Alex Humphreys wrote:

> Works like a charm (thanks) except for one thing.  The cursor won't change
> until the mouse moves.  My guess is that it only does it on a Mouse event
> of some kind.  How can I throw that mouse event?  (My fear is that someone
> will take their hand of the mouse, waiting for the wait cursor to go away
> which it never will).  Not a big deal, but it's all in the details....
>
> I haven't found if cursor can be changed anywhere other than component,
> but that suits my needs; when people point to something other than the
> component, they should be able to play with that the computer churns away
> in the background.
>
> James D. Frentress wrote:
>
> > Tad Frysinger wrote:
> >
> > > I *believe* (better check me on this) that cursors can be changed at
> > > the
> > > component level only.  Try this:
> >
> > i believe he's right but if you find otherwise, post here because i've
> > asked the same question and got no answer.
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