DefMousePointer is a tool to change image pointers on the fly. It has a ReAction GUI and a CLI/Shell support too.
MAKE A BACKUP OF 'ENVARC:Sys/def_#?pointer.info' AS THIS TOOL
NEED SUCH FILES _NOT_ TO RESIDE IN 'ENVARC:Sys/'.
ReAction GUI: -Launch from Workbench with WBSTARTUP tooltype disabled and you get a nice GUI with a pointer theme chooser and a listbrowser showing pointer theme images (from 'POINTERS' drawer). -Buttons: [SAVE]: creates a preferences file (inside 'POINTERS' drawer) with choosed pointer theme name (see CLI/Shell for more info).
[USE] : copies pointer theme images/icons (def_#?pointer.info) to 'ENV:Sys/' so you can use such pointers.
[QUIT]: exits program.
-Tooltypes (only usefull from WBStartup Prefs.): WBSTARTUP: copies saved pointer theme (using DMP's GUI) to 'ENV:Sys/' and centers mouse pointer on screen.
CLI/Shell: -Usage: DefMousePointers [CM=CENTERMOUSE] [USE=USETHEME] [V=VERBOSE] CM=CENTERMOUSE: centers mouse pointer on screen. USE=USETHEME : copies saved pointer theme (using DMP's GUI) to 'ENV:Sys/'. V=VERBOSE : prints result of USE argument.
INSTALLATION: a)Use the install script provided. b)Or follow this steps: -Copy DMP drawer wherever you want. -Move 'ENVARC:Sys/def_#?pointer.info' to '<DMP_path>/POINTERS/custom' drawer. -If you want to use saved pointer theme on WB launch, add it to you U-S: 'Run >NIL: *>NIL: DefMousePointers USE' or use WBStartup Prefs. and DMP tooltype WBSTARTUP.
NOTES: 1)Why to (re)move such icons from 'ENVARC:Sys/'? -If I have in 'ENVARC:Sys/' only def_pointer.info and the pointer theme I choose doesn't have one def_pointer.info, when I click on Use button, such image will be used, 'cos env-handler (kickstart module) clones 'ENVARC:' (theme doesn't have 'def_pointer.info', but alas it exists in 'ENVARC:'..). 2)When using from U-S, pointers sometimes aren't loaded! -Known problem [WIP]. 3)Why are 2 icons DefMousePointers and DefMousePointers_GUI? -DefMousePointers_GUI pops up the GUI and DefMousePointers is to be used in WBStartup.
SPECIAL THANKS: Martin Merz for their awesome pointer icons. Tuomas Hokka for 'BufferCopy()' code. Thomas Rapp & Wolfgang Hosemann for 'CenterMousePointer()' code. Everyone at os4coding forum! Testers/Translators: Guillaume 'zzd10h' Boesel, Samir 'samo79' Hawamdeh. Hubert 'raziel' Maier.
AUTHOR Javier de las Rivas [email protected]