SetUseCustomCursorType Method

Description

Sets the handle for using custom cursors.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub SetUseCustomCursorType( _ ByVal cursorType As NX_CursorType, _ ByVal Tool As NX_AnnotationTool, _ ByVal newVal As Long _ )

Parameters

cursorType

Value	Description
NX_Cursor_Creating	The cursor when creating new elements.
NX_Cursor_Moving	The cursor when moving elements.
NX_Cursor_Selecting	The cursor when selecting elements.

Tool

Value	Description
NX_BlockHighlightTool	(&H100C) - BlockHighlight tool.
NX_ButtonTool	(&H100A) - Button tool.
NX_EllipseTool	(&H1003) - Ellipse tool.
NX_FreehandTool	(&H1007) - Freehand Tool.
NX_ImageTool	(&H1009) - Image tool.
NX_LineTool	(&H1006) - Line Tool.
NX_NoteTool	(&H100D) - Note tool.
NX_NoTool	(&H0000) - Disables annotation.
NX_PointerTool	(&H1000) - Selection tool.
NX_PolygonTool	(&H1004) - Polygon Tool.
NX_PolyLineTool	(&H1005) - PolyLine Tool.
NX_ProtractorTool	Protractor
NX_RectangleTool	(&H1002) - Rectangle tool.
NX_RulerTool	(&H100B) - Ruler tool.
NX_StampTool	(&H1008) - Stamp tool.
NX_TextTool	(&H1001) - Text tool.

newVal

The handle to the custom cursor used for the given operation and tool.

Remarks

This method is for replacing the built-in cursors that are created by turning on SetUseCursorType.

Note: Make sure that the icon does not go out of scope, as the application controls ownership of the icon.

Example

Using Custom Cursors (Visual Basic)

'YouwillneedtoprototypetheLoadImagecall
PrivateConstIMAGE_CURSOR=2
PrivateConstLR_LOADFROMFILE=&H10
PrivateDeclareFunctionLoadImageLib"user32"Alias"LoadImageA"(ByValhInstAsLong,ByVallpszAsString,ByValun1AsLong,ByValn1AsLong,ByValn2AsLong,ByValun2AsLong)AsLong



PrivateSubSetMyCursors_Click()

'Ifyouwantlargeorsmallicons
NotateXpress1.ToolbarLargeIcons=False

'Loadacustomcursorfromafile,
'ReplaceallthreetypesofcursorsfortheBlockHighlighttool.
NotateXpress1.SetUseCustomCursorTypeNX_Cursor_Creating,NX_BlockHighlightTool,LoadImage(App.hInstance,"c:\\mycursors\\testcreate.cur",IMAGE_CURSOR,0,0,LR_LOADFROMFILE)
NotateXpress1.SetUseCustomCursorTypeNX_Cursor_Selecting,NX_BlockHighlightTool,LoadImage(App.hInstance,"c:\\mycursors\\testselect.cur",IMAGE_CURSOR,0,0,LR_LOADFROMFILE)
NotateXpress1.SetUseCustomCursorTypeNX_Cursor_Moving,NX_BlockHighlightTool,LoadImage(App.hInstance,"c:\\mycursors\\testmove.cur",IMAGE_CURSOR,0,0,LR_LOADFROMFILE)

EndSub