Cursor Hide Problem | GameDev.net

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Mar 10, 2003 at 8:42 AM

So, i want to hide my Mouse Cursor in Windows. I know the function ShowCursor(0), to do that. My problem is, that if i call that function once on initialising, it just doesnt work. If i call it on every game loop, the cursor will be hidden, but thats not a solution. Another project of mine does work with one ShowCursor call ! I am using Direct Graphics 8. THX for your Answers !

S1CA

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S1CA

Mar 10, 2003 at 10:37 AM

call your ShowCursor(FALSE) inside your processing for WM_SETCURSOR.

There are many reasons why a single ShowCursor at the start might not work. The only way to _guarantee_ there won''t be a cursor on all OSes etc is to make a cursor image (.cur) which is blank and set that as the current curesor. [That method was actually suggested on a mailing list by someone from the Windows team at Microsoft!]

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Metzler

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Metzler

Mar 10, 2003 at 12:55 PM

Thank you, i will try that !

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