Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!mcvax!unido!sbsvax!roeder
From: roeder@sbsvax.UUCP (Edgar Roeder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: how to switch on the mouse pointer
Keywords: graf_mouse, v_show_c, v_hide_c, mouse hidden
Message-ID: <621@sbsvax.UUCP>
Date: 31 Aug 88 19:04:32 GMT
Organization: Universitaet des Saarlandes, Saarbruecken, West Germany
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Hello!

I have some problems with the mouse pointer on the st screen. In a shell i use
graf_mouse(M_ON) / graf_mouse(M_OFF) to switch the mouse on and off. But some
programs are disturbing this scheme. After a run of such a program the mouse
pointer remains hidden. I've also tried to use the line-A functions
showmouse() / hidemouse() and the VDI-functions v_show_mouse() / v_hide_mouse()
in various combinations, but then i got damaged menus. It seems that the mouse
pointer is on, but the AES (especially the menu-manager) does not know about it.
Since GEM-Desktop has no such problems, there must be a way to turn on the mouse
in the "right way".

	    My question: has someone solved this problem ???

- Edgar