Hi :) I think the devs list might be a better place to ask but it was good to try here first. Would a loading bar be easier? Regards from Tom :)
>________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2013, 17:31 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Changing The Mouse Cursor to an HourGlass > >Hi All > >I've built a database, using Base, which amongst other things produces a >mailing list. On my 10 year old DeskTop it can take several minutes to produce >the list. > >I want to show some activity to the users, so the mouse cursor morphing into >an HourGlass would suit me fine. > >I've got this to work as long as I don't move the mouse. The code is - > > >oFrame = StarDesktop.CurrentFrame >oWindow = oFrame.getContainerWindow() > >oPointer = createUnoService("com.sun.star.awt.Pointer") >oPointer.SetType(com.sun.star.awt.SystemPointer.WAIT) >oWindow.setPointer(oPointer) > > >However, If I move the mouse the cursor reverts back to the appropriate style >for the control which it is over. > >>From several discussions there seems to be an indication that I need to >disable the mousemotionlisteners. In going any further I seem to have hit a >brick wall. > >Can anyone advise what I should do to keep the cursor displaying the hourglass >during the duration of a task irrespective as the whether the mouse moves or >not. > > >Thanks > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
