Setting the muse cursor image from a bitmap

[Peteroid]

This seems like it should be an easy task, but I just can't find the info on
it. MSDN2 shows an example where the cursor is changed to the system default
Cursors::Hand, but not how to make a custom one from a bitmap.

I have in memory a 16x16 bitmap. I want to make that the mouse cursor image
over a Panel I have.

Now, I know this part:

panel->Cursor = gcnew_cursor ;

And I know the Cursor class allows the creation using different
constructors. Problem is none of them use a bitmap.

I assume there is a way to do this. Also, as long as I'm trying to make a
custom cursor, an I restricted to 16x16 size? And if I can use a bitmap,
will it recognize the transparent color I set for the bitmap?

Thanks for responses!

[==P==]

[Peteroid]

Oh, yeah, almost forgot:

VS C++.NET 2005 Express using clr:/pure syntax...

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"Peteroid" <pe************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:e2**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

This seems like it should be an easy task, but I just can't find the info
on it. MSDN2 shows an example where the cursor is changed to the system
default Cursors::Hand, but not how to make a custom one from a bitmap.

I have in memory a 16x16 bitmap. I want to make that the mouse cursor
image over a Panel I have.

Now, I know this part:

panel->Cursor = gcnew_cursor ;

And I know the Cursor class allows the creation using different
constructors. Problem is none of them use a bitmap.

I assume there is a way to do this. Also, as long as I'm trying to make a
custom cursor, an I restricted to 16x16 size? And if I can use a bitmap,
will it recognize the transparent color I set for the bitmap?

Thanks for responses!

[==P==]

[Peter Oliphant]

AHA! Ran into my first reason to want to upgrade from Express. Apparently
one can't create resources such a cursor (.cur) files with Express, but can
with PRO.

I menton this in this thread becuase this helps my problem with creating
custom mouse cursors. But I'd still like to know how to use a custom bitmap
I construct at run time in memory and use it as a mouse cursor image...

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"Peteroid" <pe************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:OC*************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Oh, yeah, almost forgot:

VS C++.NET 2005 Express using clr:/pure syntax...

[==P==]

"Peteroid" <pe************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:e2**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

This seems like it should be an easy task, but I just can't find the info
on it. MSDN2 shows an example where the cursor is changed to the system
default Cursors::Hand, but not how to make a custom one from a bitmap.

I have in memory a 16x16 bitmap. I want to make that the mouse cursor
image over a Panel I have.

Now, I know this part:

panel->Cursor = gcnew_cursor ;

And I know the Cursor class allows the creation using different
constructors. Problem is none of them use a bitmap.

I assume there is a way to do this. Also, as long as I'm trying to make a
custom cursor, an I restricted to 16x16 size? And if I can use a bitmap,
will it recognize the transparent color I set for the bitmap?

Thanks for responses!

[==P==]