[iyonix-support] Re: Mouse pointer colour
- From: Joe Taylor <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:02:14 +0100
In article <7f355f114f.ewen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Ewen Pring <ewen.pring@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <4f10f132eclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> sent on 12 Aug
> A couple of suggestions ...
> - could the default save path for the BASIC file be set, to equate to
> a guaranteed bootable path on all or most RISC OS systems? (eg
> Choices$Write.boot.predesk ?). The results of your program could then
> be set for future boots by a user just clicking on 'OK', rather than
> knowing to find the right directory in !boot to drag it to.
I had imagined that the BASIC file would be saved to a location and
the 'Boot' configuration app used to set it to run at startup. (It
would be relatively easy, however, to turn this prog into a
configuration app - run via !Boot).
> - Edge and Body are obvious, but what does the 'other' colour
> actually do?
4-colour sprites are used for the standard pointers; colours with
logical numbers 1,2,3 are the ones being reset. In an effort to be
user-friendly I named them - in reference to the default (arrow)
pointer - as 'edge' (1), 'body' (2) and 'other' (3).
(The standard sprites have names of the form 'ptr_*' - e.g.
'ptr_default' - and can be found in the Sprite file
"Resources:$.Resources.Wimp.Sprites22". Colour 3 is used by the sprite
'ptr_confirm').
Cheers
Joe
> Perhaps a help file could describe?
> I assume if I wanted to make a larger (or smaller or differently
> shaped) mouse pointer, I could alter the 'ptr_default' sprite and then
> make sure it overrides the one in ROM. That would go further towards a
> more accessible desktop for people with vision difficulties.
> Regards
--
Joe Taylor
mailto:joe_taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
AppBasic: http://www.jettons.co.uk/appbasic
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