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RE: [Win32] Fullscreen

• Posted by Brian Broker <bkb at cnw.com> Sep 25, 2002
• 389 views

I know there's a Win32Lib demo out there that simulates fullscreen by 
hiding the task bar and maximizing the window...  Otherwise you might 
want to look into using a DirectX type of library (Exotica, euSDL, 
euAllegro, etc...) to access true fullscreen modes.

If you are using Win32Lib, here are some routines for hiding/showing the 
mouse cursor:

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-- hides mouse cursor when it is over your window
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global procedure hideMouse()
   integer t
   -- hide mouse cursor
   if w32Func( xShowCursor, { 0 } ) < -1 then
     -- cursor already hidden so increment counter to original state
     t = w32Func( xShowCursor, { -1 } )
   end if
end procedure

  ------------------------------
-- shows hidden mouse cursor 
  ------------------------------
global procedure showMouse()
   integer t
   -- show mouse cursor
   if w32Func( xShowCursor, { -1 } ) > 0 then
     -- cursor already shown so decrement counter to original state
     t = w32Func( xShowCursor, { 0 } )
   end if
end procedure

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-- Brian

mistertrik wrote:
> I'm working on a database driven alternative to MS Powerpoint, and 
> already I 
> am stuck:
> 
> What code would be needed to make a window the *full* size of the 
> screen, 
> and the mouse invisible? No doubt I will have more questions as time 
> goes by 
> but for now that will do.
> 
> (and sorry if this gets posted twice, I've had problems with my mail 
> account)
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