Thanks, we'll investigate this tomorrow and see if highlighting is enough. On 1/16/11, Roger Upole <[email protected]> wrote: > There's an accessibility option built into Windows to do something > like this. Look under Control Panel->Mouse->Options, and you > should see an option to highlight the mouse cursor when the CTRL > key is pressed. > > Roger > > "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... >> Hello all, >> I have been on the list for quite a while, but rarely post. >> I have sort of a strange question. My sister is visually impaired. She >> can read print, but finding the mouse pointer is often quite difficult >> so she has to move the mouse up to the top left of the screen (it will >> stop there so she knows where it is) a lot. I am wondering if I can >> write a small python script which would do the following: >> 1. At a global keystroke, turn the pointer into a very large, easy-to-see >> image. >> 2. As soon as the mouse moves a set distance, the custom image would >> disappear and the normal pointer would return. >> 3. Offer the option to force the pointer into a set position, such as >> the top left corner or the center of the screen, at another global >> keystroke. >> 4. The mouse movement should not care about which window it is in, >> which is why I figure I will use pythonwin32 instead of a gui package >> like wx. >> >> TIA for any information or suggestions. Also, if you know of a program >> already out there that does this, please let me know so I do not go >> re-inventing the wheel. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-win32 mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 >
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