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Mouse pointer not reappearing

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bioego
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Joined: Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:45 pm

Mouse pointer not reappearing

Post by bioego »

Hi!
I'm using EG to control the mouse with my remote.
I successfully used the Winlirc plugin to catch remote commands and using mouse.moveRelative to move the pointer accordingly.

The problem is that with some fullscreen apps (like IE11 or a Silverlight player for Netflix) the mouse pointer is not visible even if I move it. I can still control it and when simulating mouse button presses they work as expected (if I manage to blindy navigate to the right spot of course :D ). If instead of using the remote and EG I use the real mouse connected to the PC the pointer shows up as expected.

I was wondering if there's a way to force the pointer to show up or alternatively if there's a way to visualize a "simulated" pointer (like having a sprite showing up at the current pointer position) using Python scripting and EG.

Any idea?

I'm using Windows 10, but the same happend in Windows 8.1 before upgrading.

Thanks!
Sem;colon
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Re: Mouse pointer not reappearing

Post by Sem;colon »

Did you try to use the alternate mode on the mouse move action?
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bioego
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Joined: Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:45 pm

Re: Mouse pointer not reappearing

Post by bioego »

I'll try and let you know how it goes (sometimes the cursor doesn't hide at all so I need to wait for it to disappear to make sure it's working).
Keep you updated as soon as possible!
Thanks!
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