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Problems with SDL cursor

Started by Sykth Mar 7, 2007 at 4:47 PM 1 replies 800+ views

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Mar 7, 2007 at 4:47 PM

hi there, probably a really silly question to ask, but when i run my game even though I have SDL_ShowCursor set to 1 or SDL_enable, the mouse doesn't appear at full screen. Im using SDL 1.2.8 as its the only dev pack avail on the update for dev-C++. Is there a simpler way to rectify this instead of creating a cursor sprite?

Simian Man

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Simian Man

Mar 7, 2007 at 4:58 PM

This is a known problem with SDL in hardware mode. You have 2 options:

Run your program in software mode instead of hardware. That is, pass SDL_SWSURFACE as a flag to SDL_SetVideoMode. This is what I do, and the perfromance has not been a problem at all.

Render and update your own cursor. It may not be as responsive as a built in cursor, but gives you a lot of options (eg. colors, animations etc.)

Sykth

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Sykth

Mar 7, 2007 at 5:13 PM

Uint32 theFlags = SDL_SWSURFACE | SDL_DOUBLEBUF | SDL_FULLSCREEN;

THis is how my flag sits, at the moment it still hasn't caused the cursor to appear.

ANy ideas ?

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