Mouse Functions
The following table shows the mouse functions with a description of the purpose of each.
| Programming element | PPC | SP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClipCursor | X | This function confines the cursor to a rectangular area on the screen. | |
| CreateCursor | X | This function creates a cursor having the specified size, bit patterns, and hot spot. | |
| DestroyCursor | X | This function destroys a cursor created by the CreateCursor function and frees any memory the cursor occupied. | |
| GetCapture | X | This function retrieves the handle to the window, if any, that has captured the mouse or stylus input. | |
| GetClipCursor | X | This function retrieves the screen coordinates of the rectangular area to which the cursor is confined. | |
| GetCursor | X | This function retrieves the handle to the current cursor. | |
| GetCursorPos | X | This function retrieves the cursor's position, in screen coordinates. | |
| GetDoubleClickTime | X | This function retrieves the current double-click time for the mouse or stylus. | |
| GetMouseMovePoints | X | This function retrieves points, associated with WM_LBUTTONDOWN and WM_MOUSEMOVE messages, that the OS typically discards when an application cannot process these messages as fast as the application receives these messages. | |
| LoadAnimatedCursor | X | This function enables an application to define and load a customized, animated wait cursor. | |
| LoadCursor | X | This function loads a cursor resource. | |
| mouse_event | X | This function synthesizes mouse motion and button clicks. | |
| ReleaseCapture | X | This function releases the mouse or stylus capture from a window in the current thread and restores normal processing of input. | |
| SetCapture | X | This function sets the mouse or style capture to a specified window that belongs to the current thread. | |
| SetCursor | X | This function establishes the cursor shape. | |
| SetCursorPos | X | This function moves the cursor to the specified screen coordinates. | |
| ShowCursor | X | This function displays or hides the cursor. |
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