Restoring the cursor

[gregw]

If you create an active object an attach a "Mouse Controlled" movement to it, the cursor disappears and the mouse moves the object as specified. However, if you destroy the active object, the cursor does not come back. How do you restore it?

Here is an example.

[JasonDarby]

Hmm yes, does not seem to reshow.

[gregw]

So is this a verifiable bug then? How do we go about reporting this so that Yves fixes it in the next version? Or more importantly, how do I get this fixed now before I replicate 100,000 copies of this application?

[Joshtek]

Make your own mouse movement through events, using the hide/show mouse pointer actions.

[raytrace]

[events]*Always
-Set Position X ("[obj_active]"): xmouse
-Set Position Y ("[obj_active]"): ymouse[/events]

[gregw]

Yeah, I've done that already. The problem is that this is a bug and needs to be fixed. I shouldn't have to try to emulate a mouse cursor as an object when there is a mouse cursor that's just not working properly. Also by using an object instead of the mouse cursor, I have to rewrite my code because I have to handle object collisions instead of mouse actions. It's easy if you only have a few actions, but I'm processing hundreds (and time is running out).

Oh well. Thanks for the suggestions.

[apocalypso]

I would suggest you create an active object cursor that always sets position to X and Y, just for cosmetic effect

[gregw]

Thanks apocalypso. That's what I already did. One other problem I discovered is that since I have a video playing on that screen, my "created" cursor now disappears behind the video since nothing other than the true cursor is allowed on top of the video.

[Joshtek]

my "created" cursor now disappears behind the video since nothing other than the true cursor is allowed on top of the video.

http://www.clickteam.com/CTforum/showflat.php3?Cat=&Board=upload&Number=168260

[gregw]

Thanks Joshtek. I'll look at that example.