mouse hide

[u9]

If i initialize the mouse after graphics, and i initialized the graphics to full-screen, the mouse is hidden. But if i initialize the mouse before the graphics the mouse is not hidden when i initialize the graphics.

I think full-screen or windowed should not have an effect on whether the mouse is hidden at initialize-time or not.

What do you guys think?

[matthew]

Hmm, I haven't had much of a need to turn the mouse pointer off in my programs.

So I haven't noticed the graphics initialization problem that you've mentioned.

[Guilect]

"If i initialize the mouse after graphics"
"if i initialize the mouse before the graphics "

This is not a Full Screen vs. Windowed thing.
This is an order of initialization thing.

From the help manual
Input -> Mouse
"Initialize -- initializes the mouse object (requires graphics.initialized first)"

This is required because all the mouse stuff is being done with DInput (DirectX Input).
And guess what starts up DirectX; Graphics.

[u9]

Ah yeah of course. I have found the real bug now. It certainly took some time to localize. Here is how you generate it:

- Create an application that runs in full-screen and uses the mouse
- Save and then quit the IDE
- Double-click on the file you saved. This will load up a fresh editor
- Press F5 to run you code
- Bug: Your mouse pointer is hidden
- Exit your program (not the IDE) and re-run by pressing F5
- This time the mouse pointer is visible.

Strange behaviour indeed. I created an exe file, and the mouse pointer is of course hidden every time i run it as it is a fresh run

[Guilect]

Thanks for taking the time to document the behavior.
Of course I will look into it.
For now, perhaps users can add a 'Mouse.Show' at the beginning of their program....?

[Guilect]

Fixed.
Will be in next release.