Mouse Cursors

gobby

Hey everyone....

Okay so I am doing some work experience at the moment. (In Germany)

I have to develop a Visual C++ application. The core application is working and all I have left at this stage is some smaller issues. One of these issues is about changing the mouse cursor.

One of the features of my application is a 'Search' facility where the application searches for certain files containing certain data. I want the mouse cursor to change to a wait cursor or one of those half wait, half arrow cursors when the search is being performed.

I have looked through the help files quite a bit and anything that I do find is either rubbish or way over my head. I have also looked around on the net with little sucess.

Can somebody point me in the right direction or even explain to me how to do this. Bear in mind that when the search is over the cursor should return to normal.

Thanks a million in advance!!

satchmo

Should be simple enough:

HCURSOR previousCursor=GetCursor();
HCURSOR waitCursor=LoadCursor(NULL,IDC_WAIT);

//when it's time to wait...
SetCursor(waitCursor);

//and when its finished waiting...
SetCursor(previousCursor);

gobby

Excellent. Prompt reply and it works a dream!

Thanks so much satchmo!

[edit] Hehe... You might be sorry though. I have a ton of other questions! [/edit]

satchmo

Heheh ah.... oh look, what's that over there?!

(*legs it*)