Thread: how to hid cursor?

Hello.. I want to ask how to hide cursor?

you know.. the cursor that's always blink..

I got this code

Code:

class Cursor
{
public:
Cursor():m_visible(true){}
void Visible(bool visible) { m_visible = visible; }
private:
bool m_visible;
};

but it doesn't work..

thanks..

Originally Posted by MacGyver

So in other words you make up code and wonder why it doesn't work, hoping we'll write it for you.....

no.. I got that code from friend..

I want to ask if there is any way to hid the cursor, the code is just an example..

I just found that conio.h have function

Code:

#define _NOCURSOR 0

but it also doesn't work

Originally Posted by Salem

Well, which OS / Compiler do you have?
Whatever the answer is, it will depend on that information.

I'm using windows xp sp 2 and using dev c 4.9.9.2..

In DOS you need to either update the hardware registers directly, or use a BIOS call - you hide the cursor by setting the start and end row of the cusor size to the same value if I remember right [or was it to set both to a "higher value than the number of rows of the text" - it is about 15 years since I did this, so I can't quite remember... (I think I'm doing quite well in remembering roughly how it's done!) ]

is it really neccesary to update? because I want to give that program to my friends.. do I have to update all of their hardware registers?

how to use BIOS call?

thanks..

Originally Posted by matsp

In that case, the above information I gave should solve your problem - using the "Windows Console" part, I mean.

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Mats

sorry wrong..

what I need to include? conio2.h?

sorry for the double post..

I already include windows.h and wincon.h but still doesn't work..

I got this error message

Code:

114 koper.cpp [Warning] `__stdcall__' attribute only applies to function types 
115 koper.cpp `__in' undeclared (first use this function) 
  (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.) 
116 koper.cpp `__out' undeclared (first use this function) 
117 koper.cpp initializer expression list treated as compound expression

Originally Posted by matsp

You should certainly not include wincon.h - it will be incleded inside windows.h, which has some important declarations used by wincon.h.

What do you have at line 114 +/- 10 lines in your "koper.cpp"?

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Mats

I tried using each windows and wincon but still doesn't working, wincon has different errors..

in line 114

Code:

BOOL WINAPI GetConsoleCursorInfo(

Originally Posted by matsp

Why are you declaring a function prototype that is part of the Windows API? You should be able to use it directly from the windows.h.

As I said earlier, you NEED to include the whole of "Windows.h" unless you want to go through a ton of more or less strange header files and figure out exactly what parts are needed and what aren't, etc, etc.

Also, if you still have problems, post about 10 lines around the problem area, as it can be that it's a line before/after that gives the ACTUAL problem.

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Mats

I only copy the code

Code:

BOOL WINAPI GetConsoleCursorInfo(
  __in          HANDLE hConsoleOutput,
  __out         PCONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO lpConsoleCursorInfo
);

I'm really newbie in cpp and I've place above

Code:

#include <windows.h>

then I should the WINAPI to what?

thanks..