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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: poc301 on Tue 29/08/2006 14:29:36

Title: Cursor Hotspot: Can I change the graphic?
Post by: poc301 on Tue 29/08/2006 14:29:36
I have a custom set of icons for my game.  I have the hotspot for each cursor exactly where I want it (the middle of the foot for walk, the tip of the finger for grab, the middle of the eye for look, etc, etc).  However, I dislike that the hotspot is a little teeny teeny dot.  Is there a way to change the size or image of the hotspot in the icons?  Maybe something like a X or a + or maybe a star or something?  If not, its no big deal, but I am just curious.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Cursor Hotspot: Can I change the graphic?
Post by: SSH on Tue 29/08/2006 14:32:34
But since the hotspot can only be over one thing at once it has to be a single pixel. Maybe you should put a blob as part of your cursor if you want something else.
Title: Re: Cursor Hotspot: Can I change the graphic?
Post by: strazer on Tue 29/08/2006 14:44:55
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/tracker.php?action=detail&id=349

Quote from: Radiant
No, because then it would be ambiguous what you actually clicked on: if two objects/characters/room hotspots were adjacent, and your cursor was partially over both of them, which of them are you clicking on?
Title: Re: Cursor Hotspot: Can I change the graphic?
Post by: poc301 on Tue 29/08/2006 14:47:26
Quote from: strazer on Tue 29/08/2006 14:44:55
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/tracker.php?action=detail&id=349

Quote from: Radiant
No, because then it would be ambiguous what you actually clicked on: if two objects/characters/room hotspots were adjacent, and your cursor was partially over both of them, which of them are you clicking on?

I read that post.  I don't want the entire cursor to be the hotspot, or even the entire image.  I just wanted something visible so the player would know where to center the cursor.

I never thought to do what SSH said.  That would be a really good thing to do.  Thanks for the suggestion.