Hide Pointer/Cursor in Windows Store App

Question

Hello

How to Hide the pointer / cursor in windows store app? and how to show(visible) it when user moves the pointer?

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Santana George

Answer 1

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 !

Answer 2

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();
}

Answer 3

Worked! Thanks

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Santana George

Answer 4

Worked! Thanks.

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Santana George

Answer 5

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.