Custom cursor still displays hardware cursor

#1 Only on Mac. Works fine on PC. Any clue how I can track down why this is occuring ?

Greg

#2 Have this same problem on PC / windows.

new GuiCursor(HandCursor)
{
   hotspot = "0 0";
   renderOffset = "0 0";
   bitmapName = "~/gui/images/CUR_hand";
};

Canvas.setCursor(HandCursor);

Results in the hand being drawn under the traditional pointer. Very annoying. Also, the hand doesn't show up at all unless I call Canvas.showcursor(); somewhere, for now I stuck it in my GUI's onWake()

#3 Bug still exists on 1.6, to my dismay. Custom cursor displayed with hardware cursor on top. Can anyone from GG verify this bug, and that it has unfortunately not been addresses in 1.6.

Greg

#4 Any employee that can respond to this thread would be appreciated. Even a "I don't know" would be better than nothing.

Greg

#5 Still this bug persists. Introduced in 1.5, and unfixed in 1.5.1, then 1.6, then 1.7.

If any GG employee could respond that would be great.

Greg

#6 If you can whip up a quick project demonstrating the issue and send it to me (addy in my profile) I'll take a look at it.

#7 Sent you a zipped test project. Thanks.

Greg

[Edit]
While you're in there, the new Vector Object doesn't work in 1.7 for Mac either. Trying to drag one onto the scene in the editor fails with errors in the console.

#8 Rightyo.

Step 1: GuiCanvas::setCursor (which can be found around line 305 of guiCanvass.cc) should be changed to this

void GuiCanvas::setCursor(GuiCursor *curs)
{
   defaultCursor = curs;
   if(mShowCursor)
      Input::setCursorState(false);
}

Step 2: In macCarbEvents.cc, add

#include "platformMacCarb/cocoaUtils.h"

right after

#include "platformMacCarb/platformMacCarb.h"

Step 3: Again in macCarbEvents.cc, find void MacCarbCheckHideCursor (around line 54, it will be commented out)
Uncomment it, and change it to

void MacCarbCheckHideCursor(S32 x=-1, S32 y=-1)
{
#ifndef TORQUE_TOOLS
   bool shouldHide = false;
   if(platState.mouseLocked || Video::isFullScreen())
   {
      shouldHide = true;
   }
   else
   {
      Point2I win = Platform::getWindowSize();

      if(x >=0 && y>=0 && x<= win.x && y<= win.y)
         shouldHide = true;
   }

   PlatStateMac::get().setHideCursor(shouldHide && !platState.minimized, true);
#endif
}

Step 4: Again in macCarbEvents.cc, find _OnMouseMovedDragged (around line 215). At the end of the first if block, change

// we now use a native cursor, no need to hide it here. MacCarbCheckHideCursor();

to

MacCarbCheckHideCursor();

At the end of the final else block, change

// we now use a native cursor, no need to hide it here. MacCarbCheckHideCursor();

to

MacCarbCheckHideCursor(where.h, where.v);

Step 5: Enjoy your hidden platform cursors which magically reappear when the mouse leaves the TGB window.

Note that this changes only affect the TGBGame versions of TGB, not the editor. I assume that's not really an issue. Also note that I have no clue what this'll do on Windows (beyond probably hide the platform cursor in games).

#9 Thanks, but I don't have access to the source. I don't suppose you got this fix into the 1.7.1 release?

Greg

#10 Nope. I'm not part of the TGB team. I'll see what I can do though.

#11 Unfixed in 1.7.2. Frustrated user.

Greg

#12 Unfixed in 1.7.3. Beyond frustrated. How can this be?

Greg

#13 Hi Tetraweb,
I've just released my game "Yard Sale Junkie" PC on some major portals.
I'm having the same mouse cursor problem with the Mac version.
Did you happen to find a workaround it? I've been looking around trying to figure it out.
I won't be able to launch it with this bug and suppose to deliver the mac version this week.
ouch!!!!

#14 If you have the source, the fix in this thread probably works. I have been talking to TGB about this simple to fix bug for 5 consecutive releases, to no avail.

There is no non-source workaround.

Greg

#15 I just bought TGB Pro and used the code provided by Alex to fix it.
it works.
Thanks Alex.

#16 Unfortunately, if past trends hold true for future releases, you will have to do the same fix and recompile for the next five releases.

Greg

#17 You could try making a new thread to get some attention.

#18 So, this occurs on both Mac and PC? We are looking into it guys.

#19 For me it only occurs on MAC.
I used the fix provided by Alex and it worked.
Eyal.

#20 Tetraweb, I have sent you an email. We have the fix rolled into a build now and I wanted to get a hold of the test project that you sent to Alex Scarborough.