Custom Cursor?
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I would like the cursor to show in my fullscreen DirectX 8 program. If possible, I would like to load the cursor from an external source (bmp, jpg, ect...). I would appreciate any information on this subject. Thank you for your time.
Author
I do not own that book. Is there a way for my program to just use the default windows cursor?
Yep.
I haven''t tried it but m_pd3dDevice->ShowCursor( TRUE ), where m_pd3dDevice is a valid IDirect3DDevice9 interface should do the trick.
It''s all in the SDK documentation.
I haven''t tried it but m_pd3dDevice->ShowCursor( TRUE ), where m_pd3dDevice is a valid IDirect3DDevice9 interface should do the trick.
It''s all in the SDK documentation.
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I''m using 8, but it should have the same function. I''ll try that. Thank you for your reply.
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It doesn''t seem to be working... It should go in my Init code after I create the IDirect3DDevice8 object, right? Does it matter what WindowClass.hCursor is? Currently, I''ve set it to NULL.
Actually, I don''t think that putting it in init will do the job. You should put in the message loop in the handler of WM_SETCURSOR.
(from the SDK docs) :
(from the SDK docs) :
case WM_SETCURSOR: // Turn off window cursor SetCursor( NULL ); m_pd3dDevice->ShowCursor( TRUE ); return TRUE; // prevent Windows from setting cursor to window class cursorbreak;
Wow! That''s too easy! I remember making a surface for the cursor (2d sprite technique) and having to use directinput to handle it.. i guess Microsoft made a good wrapper for diectx since dx7
I think you still have to use directInput to capture the movement of the mouse and call SetCursorPosition.
Also, if you want a custom bitmap you still need to call SetCursorProperties and give it a pointer to a surface you created earlier.
The real question is :
why am I answering a question about something I know absolutely nothing about?
Also, if you want a custom bitmap you still need to call SetCursorProperties and give it a pointer to a surface you created earlier.
The real question is :
why am I answering a question about something I know absolutely nothing about?
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