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PROBLEM:
According to the documentation of the Cursor property (CursorShape class), using the constant IDC_SIZE should change the cursor to "a rectangle with a smaller rectangle in the lower right corner".
If that value is used, however, the cursor disappears.
SOLUTION:
The current cursor types listed in the Cursor.pkg are:
IDC_APPSTARTING
Standard arrow and small hourglass
IDC_ARROW
Standard arrow
IDC_CROSS
Crosshair
IDC_IBEAM
I-beam
IDC_ICON
Obsolete for applications marked version 4.0 or later. Use IDC_ARROW.
IDC_NO
Slashed circle
IDC_SIZE
Obsolete for applications marked version 4.0 or later. Use IDC_SIZEALL.
IDC_SIZEALL
Four-pointed arrow pointing north, south, east, and west
IDC_SIZENESW
Double-pointed arrow pointing northeast and southwest
IDC_SIZENS
Double-pointed arrow pointing north and south
IDC_SIZENWSE
Double-pointed arrow pointing northwest and southeast
IDC_SIZEWE
Double-pointed arrow pointing west and east
IDC_UPARROW
Vertical arrow
IDC_WAIT
Hourglass
Since Microsoft(*) changed IDC_ICON and IDC_SIZE to obsolete, nothing will be displayed, i.e. the cursor will disappear. You should replace those values with the recommended replacements: IDC_ARROW and IDC_SIZEALL. Any invalid value will change the cursor to NULL, i.e. the cursor will not be displayed.
(*) See MSDN information at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/cursors/cursorreference/cursorfunctions/loadcursor.asp?frame=true
Contributed By:
Marcia Booth
Company: Data Access Worldwide
Web Site: http://www.dataaccess.com
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