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Re: TV + graph + mouse ???

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From: Ing. Franz Glaser
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 00:00
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S�ren Hjarlvig wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I hope that there is still are someone out there using Turbo Pascal 7
> and Turbo Vision.
> I'm am writing a application using Turbo Vision, a bit old fashioned,
> but I when _must_ use TP, it is definitly better than coding the user
> interface by hand.
> The problem is that when I switch to graphic mode the mousepointer
> doesn't appear!
> I use resetmouse; and showcursor; But still no mousepointer.
> The computer still kepts track of how the mouse is moved around,
> because if I move the mouse while in graphics mode, the mousepointer
> has moved correctly when I return to text mode.
> I suspect that the Turbo Vision Event Handler has something to do with
> it - I guess it handles the events even when I'm in graphics mode, but
> that should not be to big a problem if only I could see the bloody
> mousepointer.
> S�ren Hjarlvig
> Web: http://www.hjarlvig.dk

Why shall TV be old fashioned?

Hide the mouse cursor before switching to graph mode.

Look for Graphic Vision from Jason Burgon on the TP-links
page in chapter "TurboVision".
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2926/tp.html
There are also some bugfixes in the information chapter.
In FAQ chapter is an article about TV.

Franz Glaser
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