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SDL_CreateCursor
Use this function to create a cursor for the currently selected mouse, using the specified bitmap data and mask (in MSB format).
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Syntax
SDL_Cursor* SDL_CreateCursor(const Uint8* data,
const Uint8* mask,
int w,
int h,
int hot_x,
int hot_y)
Function Parameters
data |
the first part of the cursor color information; see Remarks for details |
mask |
the second part of the cursor color information; see Remarks for details |
w |
the width of the cursor; see Remarks for details |
h |
the height of the cursor (same restrictions?) |
hot_x |
description |
hot_y |
description |
Return Value
A pointer to an SDL_Cursor structure filled with the cursor information. ???
Code Examples
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/* Stolen from the mailing list */
/* Creates a new mouse cursor from an XPM */
/* XPM */
static const char *arrow[] = {
/* width height num_colors chars_per_pixel */
" 32 32 3 1",
/* colors */
"X c #000000",
". c #ffffff",
" c None",
/* pixels */
"X ",
"XX ",
"X.X ",
"X..X ",
"X...X ",
"X....X ",
"X.....X ",
"X......X ",
"X.......X ",
"X........X ",
"X.....XXXXX ",
"X..X..X ",
"X.X X..X ",
"XX X..X ",
"X X..X ",
" X..X ",
" X..X ",
" X..X ",
" XX ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
" ",
"0,0"
};
static SDL_Cursor *init_system_cursor(const char *image[])
{
int i, row, col;
Uint8 data[4*32];
Uint8 mask[4*32];
int hot_x, hot_y;
i = -1;
for ( row=0; row<32; ++row ) {
for ( col=0; col<32; ++col ) {
if ( col % 8 ) {
data[i] <<= 1;
mask[i] <<= 1;
} else {
++i;
data[i] = mask[i] = 0;
}
switch (image[4+row][col]) {
case 'X':
data[i] |= 0x01;
mask[i] |= 0x01;
break;
case '.':
mask[i] |= 0x01;
break;
case ' ':
break;
}
}
}
sscanf(image[4+row], "%d,%d", &hot_x, &hot_y);
return SDL_CreateCursor(data, mask, 32, 32, hot_x, hot_y);
}
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Remarks
The cursor width (w) must be a multiple of 8 bits.
The cursor is created in black and white according to the following:
data |
mask |
Resulting Pixel on Screen |
0 |
1 |
White |
1 |
1 |
Black |
0 |
0 |
Transparent |
1 |
0 |
Inverted color if possible, black if not. |
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Cursors created with this function must be freed with SDL_FreeCursor().
If you want to have a color cursor then this function is not for you; instead, you must hide the normal system cursor (SDL_ShowCursor) and in your main loop, when you draw graphics, also draw an SDL_Surface at the location of the mouse cursor.
green
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To create a color cursor hide the normal system cursor ([[SDL_ShowCursor]]) and, along with your other graphics, draw an [[SDL_Surface]] at the location of the mouse cursor in your main loop.
