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Home » Community » Newbie corner » How to make a point follow the mouse through windows 7
How to make a point follow the mouse through windows 7 [message #36482] Thu, 31 May 2012 13:36 Go to next message
mohrphium is currently offline  mohrphium
Messages: 2
Registered: May 2012
Location: Munich
Junior Member
Hi there,

I want to write a small program, that creates a point which follows my mouse all the time. I need this, because I want to stream my desktop to another pc, but it won't show my mouse movements.

I tried drawing a circle in c++ (Visual Studio 2010 Express) but normally I use TheIDE for console apps and I would like to stick with U++ rather then switch to something else.

Anyway, I looked at the DragAndDrop examples, and what I need is exactly that blue dot following my mouse while draging. But I need it not only inside the window, but everywhere.

I don't even know where to start this (first time graphical programming).

PS: Another streaming software is not an option... Sad Unless you know something that does webcam, sound, desktop streaming + recording everything (I already tried VLC, not working!)

PPS: I tried to run ConsoleDraw example, but I don't see anything, except the console window...

[Updated on: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:37]

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Re: How to make a point follow the mouse through windows 7 [message #36490 is a reply to message #36482] Sat, 02 June 2012 02:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sender Ghost is currently offline  Sender Ghost
Messages: 301
Registered: November 2008
Senior Member
Hello, Frederic.
mohrphium wrote on Thu, 31 May 2012 13:36

I want to write a small program, that creates a point which follows my mouse all the time. I need this, because I want to stream my desktop to another pc, but it won't show my mouse movements.

I think, there are other methods, but I accomplished this with following source code:
#include <CtrlLib/CtrlLib.h>

using namespace Upp;

class App : public TopWindow {
private:
	Size sz;
	Image img;
public:
	typedef App CLASSNAME;
	App();

	TrayIcon tray;

	virtual void Paint(Draw& w);
	void ChangePos();
	void DoChangePos();
	void TrayMenu(Bar& bar);
};

void App::Paint(Draw& w)
{
	w.DrawImage(sz, img);
}

void App::ChangePos()
{
	static Point prev(0, 0);
	Point p = GetMousePos();

	if (prev != p) {
		SetRectX(p.x - sz.cx, sz.cx);
		SetRectY(p.y - sz.cy, sz.cy);
		prev = p;
	}
}

void App::DoChangePos()
{
	static bool running = false;

	if (!running)
		SetTimeCallback(-10, THISBACK(ChangePos), 1);
	else
		KillTimeCallback(1);

	Show(running = !running);
}

void App::TrayMenu(Bar& bar)
{
	bar.Add(IsShown() ? t_("Hide") : t_("Show"), THISBACK(DoChangePos)).Key(K_CTRL_W);
	bar.Separator();
	bar.Add(t_("Exit"), THISBACK1(Break, (int)IDEXIT)).Key(K_CTRL_Q);
}

App::App()
{
	const String title(t_("Moving image for mouse pointer"));
	Title(title);
	FrameLess().ToolWindow().TopMost();
	NoInitFocus().NoWantFocus();
	sz = Size(5, 5);
	SetMinSize(sz); SetRect(sz);
	// Drawing image for pointer
	ImageDraw iw(sz);
	iw.DrawRect(sz, Black());
	iw.DrawEllipse(sz + 1, White());
	img = iw;

	Image icon = Image::Arrow();
	Icon(icon);
	tray.Icon(icon);
	tray.Tip(title);
	tray.WhenBar = THISBACK(TrayMenu);
	tray.WhenLeftDouble = THISBACK(DoChangePos);

	DoChangePos();
}

GUI_APP_MAIN
{
	App app;
	app.Run();
}

Basically, it creates the frameless tool window with some image, which moves to current mouse position periodically. Also possible to show or hide such window from tray icon.
Re: How to make a point follow the mouse through windows 7 [message #36506 is a reply to message #36482] Sun, 03 June 2012 14:18 Go to previous message
mohrphium is currently offline  mohrphium
Messages: 2
Registered: May 2012
Location: Munich
Junior Member
Thanks, it's working perfectly! Also I learned a lot from your code. Smile
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