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jayell
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Can anyone out there tell me how to change the shape of the cursor (normally a pointer). After making buttons, I would like the cursor to change to a hand as it goes over a button.
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John H
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Posted: 9th Jan 2003 01:03
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You would need to write a code for if the mouse if over a certain area, then delete your usual sprite and position a new sprite at the mouse coordinates. Else, your regular sprite at the mouse coords.

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jayell
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Thanks - don't understand tho'. I can delete my usual sprite when the mouse cursor is over it, but what pic goes in its place? If I put it at the mouse coords, the new pic will not be at the old pic coords. Surely, the pic would have to change everytime the mouse moved to a diff pos over the original sprite area??

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hexGEAR
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you know what, create one sprite an load two different images, declare a variable say "position", so when the mouse is over one point set position = 1 and over another point position = 2. then:

if position = 1 then sprite 1,mousex(),mousey(),image 1
if position = 2 then sprite 1,mousex(),mousey(),image 2

i think that should work, not tried it though!

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John H
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Ok, here ya go.

You have your regular cursor, an arrow for instance. When the arrow moves over the needed area (your button) then you do this. The current cursor is sprite 1.

do
hide mouse
sprite 1,mousex(),mousey(),1

if (mouse over the area)
delete sprite 1
Sprite 2,mousex,mousey,2
else sprite 1,mousex(),mousey(),1
endif
loop

Hope that helps you,
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Abobo
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Posted: 12th Jan 2003 21:51
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I would do it this way.

do
hide mouse
sprite 1,mousex(),mousey(),1

if (mouse over the area)
delete sprite 1
Sprite 1,mousex,mousey,2
else sprite 1,mousex(),mousey(),1
endif

SYNC

loop

the less sprites there are the less likely you are to get confuzed

Ps
you forgot the sync command.
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Shadow
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If you're using dbpro, you should be able to do it using images in the cursors section, and the 'change mouse' command (except when I try it the mouse just disappears)
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Flashing Blade
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Posted: 13th Jan 2003 20:07
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yes change mouse best way - sprites as mouse pointers can be jerky.
You gotta make a cursor in a art prog that supports 'em (*.cur). Then add it to your project, then you can use it like this:



DBP just got pointer and hourglass - but u could add Hand cursor to your project.
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Flashing Blade
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btw - if u wanna find lotsa cursors look in C:\windows\cursors.
But i aint sure about copyright issues if u wAnna distribute your prog.
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