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Hide Pointer/Cursor in Windows Store App

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Hello
How to Hide the pointer / cursor in windows store app? and how to show(visible) it when user moves the pointer?
Santana George
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 5:48 AM
Answers
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Hi,
To hide cursor, just use this : Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = null;
If you want to make it visible again later, you can store the old value and restore it.
private readonly CoreCursor _baseCursor; _baseCursor = Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor; private void OnPointerMoved(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e) { Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = _baseCursor; }
Hope it helps !
- Edited by Thomas Bovy Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:59 AM
- Marked as answer by Santana George Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:22 AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:52 AM -
This will show the cursor only during a move. One second after the move, it disappears again:
private CoreCursor cursor = Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor; DispatcherTimer timer = new DispatcherTimer(); public MainPage() { this.InitializeComponent(); timer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 1); timer.Tick += Timer_Tick; Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = null; } private void Timer_Tick(object sender, object e) { timer.Stop(); Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = null; } private void Pointer_Moved(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e) { Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = cursor; timer.Start(); }
- Marked as answer by Santana George Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:23 AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:59 AM
All replies
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Hi,
To hide cursor, just use this : Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = null;
If you want to make it visible again later, you can store the old value and restore it.
private readonly CoreCursor _baseCursor; _baseCursor = Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor; private void OnPointerMoved(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e) { Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = _baseCursor; }
Hope it helps !
- Edited by Thomas Bovy Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:59 AM
- Marked as answer by Santana George Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:22 AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:52 AM -
This will show the cursor only during a move. One second after the move, it disappears again:
private CoreCursor cursor = Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor; DispatcherTimer timer = new DispatcherTimer(); public MainPage() { this.InitializeComponent(); timer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 1); timer.Tick += Timer_Tick; Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = null; } private void Timer_Tick(object sender, object e) { timer.Stop(); Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = null; } private void Pointer_Moved(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e) { Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = cursor; timer.Start(); }
- Marked as answer by Santana George Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:23 AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:59 AM -
Worked! Thanks
Santana George
Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:25 AM -
Worked! Thanks.
Santana George
Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:25 AM -
The pointer disappears all right but it reappears immediately and I have to use the Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor = null;
twice to have it really invisible.
Monday, December 30, 2013 1:21 PM