Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!herman From: herman@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal Subject: Re: Mouse question Message-ID: <1991May25.110024.31062@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Date: 25 May 91 11:00:24 CDT References: <1991May24.095445.31029@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <1991May24.194830.29747@maytag.waterloo.edu> Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services Lines: 22 In article <1991May24.194830.29747@maytag.waterloo.edu>, dmurdoch@watstat.waterloo.edu (Duncan Murdoch) writes: > In article <1991May24.095445.31029@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> herman@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes: >>I have an Emerson E-mouse running with Turbo Pascal. The mouse >>works fine until you run or compile, then the cursor disappears. >>The mouse is still active but you can't see it. Running in >>Microsoft mode does not help. >>Any suggestions? The Emerson support line person had never heard >>of this. > > You might try my MOUSEFIX.ZIP, available from garbo.uwasa.fi and maybe > Simtel20. It sort of works on some mouse drivers, though it may cause > other problems: for instance, you're likely to get mouse droppings > if you move the mouse when it's supposed to be hidden. > > Duncan Murdoch > dmurdoch@watstat.waterloo.edu I followed Duncan's advice and my mouse cursor problem is now fixed. Emerson did not offer an updated driver and other drivers do not work. I did get a "dropping" once but I can live with it. Thanks for the help.