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From: rkl@cbnewsh.att.com (kevin.laux)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Controlling mouse cursor
Message-ID: <1991Mar25.152449.26206@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 25 Mar 91 15:24:49 GMT
References: <1991Mar25.081620.10977@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
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In article <1991Mar25.081620.10977@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>, barry@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Barry Lay) writes:
	[trying to change mouse cursor shape deleted]

> struct POINTER_MASKS
> {
>     char ScreenMask[8], CursorMask[8];
      ^^^^	      ^		     ^
      int	     16             16
The masks are bit mapped blocks of 16 bit words
> };
> 
> #define MOUSE 33
		^^
		0x0033
Must be HEX not decimal; you were calling Int 21h Function 09h (display string),
which is why the mouse cursor never changed.

	[code deleted]

>     int86x( MOUSE, &regs, &regs, &sregs );
> }

Anyway, once you make the above changes, the code should work ok.  Your next
possible problem will be getting the data values in the masks to work out
right :-).

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