[RESOLVED] Mouse cursor hidding problem

[pindapoe]

Hello,

I updated PinballX and I noticed that now mouse cursor is hidden by default, the problem is that when I try to adjust the VpinMAME window, it becames a bit nightmare. Could be this feature in a future version optional in settings or is there anyway to avoid the cursor to be hidden?

Thanks.

[Mike_da_Spike]

Please request any new features via the next thread:

 

Not sure if your cabinet is connected to the network. If so, you can mannage it via rdp or teamviewer on another pc and the mouse is still working.

Or ... make all working outside PinballX and import the table if all is setup

[pindapoe]

26 minutes ago, Mike_da_Spike said:

Please request any new features via the next thread:

 

Not sure if your cabinet is connected to the network. If so, you can mannage it via rdp or teamviewer on another pc and the mouse is still working.

Or ... make all working outside PinballX and import the table if all is setup

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Thanks for answer, i found a bit anoying using something like team viewer from other pc for that, guess that if the feature is optional should be great for everyone, already posted the idea as suggestion

[Mike_da_Spike]

2 hours ago, pindapoe said:

Thanks for answer, i found a bit anoying using something like team viewer from other pc for that, guess that if the feature is optional should be great for everyone, already posted the idea as suggestion

Nais ! 
You properly a desktop player ?  Because the cab is annoying  to update and sit next to it  

[pindapoe]

Hello,

I tried an ahk script, it works fine, with shortcut Win+C, the mouse cursor shows and hides, but when I click on VpinMAME, PinballX with a black screen comes first and cant see anymore the VPX table, use alt+tab but no way, just vpinmame and pinballx black screen or vpx table and vpinmame window beneath. 

If someone wants to try it:

OnExit, ShowCursor  ; Ensure the cursor is made visible when the script exits.
return

ShowCursor:
SystemCursor("On")
ExitApp

#c::SystemCursor("Toggle")  ; Win+C hotkey to toggle the cursor on and off.

SystemCursor(OnOff=1)   ; INIT = "I","Init"; OFF = 0,"Off"; TOGGLE = -1,"T","Toggle"; ON = others
{
    static AndMask, XorMask, $, h_cursor
        ,c0,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8,c9,c10,c11,c12,c13 ; system cursors
        , b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13   ; blank cursors
        , h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,h7,h8,h9,h10,h11,h12,h13   ; handles of default cursors
    if (OnOff = "Init" or OnOff = "I" or $ = "")       ; init when requested or at first call
    {
        $ := "h"                                       ; active default cursors
        VarSetCapacity( h_cursor,4444, 1 )
        VarSetCapacity( AndMask, 32*4, 0xFF )
        VarSetCapacity( XorMask, 32*4, 0 )
        system_cursors := "32512,32513,32514,32515,32516,32642,32643,32644,32645,32646,32648,32649,32650"
        StringSplit c, system_cursors, `,
        Loop %c0%
        {
            h_cursor   := DllCall( "LoadCursor", "Ptr",0, "Ptr",c%A_Index% )
            h%A_Index% := DllCall( "CopyImage", "Ptr",h_cursor, "UInt",2, "Int",0, "Int",0, "UInt",0 )
            b%A_Index% := DllCall( "CreateCursor", "Ptr",0, "Int",0, "Int",0
                , "Int",32, "Int",32, "Ptr",&AndMask, "Ptr",&XorMask )
        }
    }
    if (OnOff = 0 or OnOff = "Off" or $ = "h" and (OnOff < 0 or OnOff = "Toggle" or OnOff = "T"))
        $ := "b"  ; use blank cursors
    else
        $ := "h"  ; use the saved cursors

    Loop %c0%
    {
        h_cursor := DllCall( "CopyImage", "Ptr",%$%%A_Index%, "UInt",2, "Int",0, "Int",0, "UInt",0 )
        DllCall( "SetSystemCursor", "Ptr",h_cursor, "UInt",c%A_Index% )
    }
}

 

[Mike_da_Spike]

Maybe a stupid question, but why do you want to use vpinmame setup when the front end launched a table ?

And don't understand exactly what you try to accomplish in the previous post (it could be because I'm Dutch)

[pindapoe]

No problem, I have an explanation 

I want to put the VPinMAME window in a specific position and size for each table, but PinballX hiding the mouse cursor, doesnt let me do that.

I could run all it outside PinballX, but if I do that, whats the idea of having a frontend to make it confortable? 

[Tom Speirs]

I can look at adding an option but this a rare request. You only need to to do it once for each table if your goal is to have different settings on a per table basis, right?

[pindapoe]

19 minutes ago, Tom Speirs said:

I can look at adding an option but this a rare request. You only need to to do it once for each table if your goal is to have different settings on a per table basis, right?

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Yes, it's just for the first time I install it, I reinstalled Windows and I found the issue, I guess that someone else could face the same problem/situation.

Anyway if you could add it as an optional feature it would be great, I think it will not harm anyone, thanks to all for answering

[Mike_da_Spike]

8 hours ago, pindapoe said:

I could run all it outside PinballX, but if I do that, whats the idea of having a frontend to make it confortable? 

I should setup your tables outside pinballx and add media to it. So you have a mouse pointer and can do table by table.

But I asume you restore all your data and you only need to setup vpinmame per table. 

There are registry keys for vpinmame to setup all your tables the same way, like tocheck the  external dll etc.

[pindapoe]

15 hours ago, Mike_da_Spike said:

I should setup your tables outside pinballx and add media to it. So you have a mouse pointer and can do table by table.

But I asume you restore all your data and you only need to setup vpinmame per table. 

There are registry keys for vpinmame to setup all your tables the same way, like tocheck the  external dll etc.

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That's right, already have everything installed, just lost the Windows registry, so the problem began when I tried to configure VpinMAME leds in each table, I'm sure that I´'m not the only one facing the problem, but I'm pretty sure that Tom will address this, his PinballX is fantastic. 

[Nesta78]

Hi, same problem here since i updated pinballx to the last version.

Mouse is hidden, no issue with the previous version.

Any suggestion ? Thank you guys

[Mike_da_Spike]

38 minutes ago, Nesta78 said:

Hi, same problem here since i updated pinballx to the last version.

Mouse is hidden, no issue with the previous version.

I think he mouse hiden is not added in the  latest version, but was there fo a while.

 

But why you need a mouse in the front end ? The frontend is for your pinball experience and you dont want mouse pointers etc as well

40 minutes ago, Nesta78 said:

Any suggestion ? Thank you guys

Close pinballx if you want to do maintenance on your cabinet. Or use rdp or other program to remote into your cabinet.

Another suggestion will be to add a feature request. But I nevere use a mouse when the frontend is loaded

[BriggTrim]

Hi...have a go at running your application in "Window Full Screen". This will work without a doubt. Your mouse is no doubt actually working, however you just can't see the cursor. In this way, you might need to mishandle around, while in full screen mode, to get to the application alternatives, so you can roll out the improvement to Windowed Full Screen mode. Additionally, you can have a go at utilizing your esc key to bring the application out of full screen mode. Here and there this works.