Setting a custom mouse icon [By: MrMiguu]

[mrmiguu]

**[NOTE]** Luckily this requires **no code**. I figured this out just today.

**[Step: 1]**
Open your _**frmMainMenu** Form_ and look at the _Form's_ properties.

**[Step: 2]**
Scroll down the list until you find a selection for _MouseIcon_ and _MousePointer_:

**[Step: 3]**
Set the _MouseIcon_ to any _.ICO_ file you have on your computer (preferably something made from here: [http://www.rw-designer.com/online_icon_maker.php](http://www.rw-designer.com/online_icon_maker.php))

_[Step: 4]_
Set the _MousePointer_ to _99 - Custom_.

**[Step: 5]**
Run your game and test it out!

**[NO CREDITS GO TO ME FOR I DID NOT CREATE THIS FEATURE/FUNCTION]**

[Patrick]

Wow. This is something I never figured out how to do. Thanks miguu and whoever created the function.

[mrmiguu]

@мсичġġєт:

> Thanks miguu and whoever created the function.

*cough*Microsoft*/cough*

[Patrick]

I just wanted to say it because of the disclaimer at the end.

[Robin]

Keep in mind that the default mouse icon code is terrible. The actual contact point is always in the centre of whatever icon you make.

Oh, and VB6 only supports 16bit icons by default. Sorry, but no alpha channels. ;P

[mrmiguu]

@Robin:

> Oh, and VB6 only supports 16bit icons by default. Sorry, but no alpha channels. ;P

There is transparency. That's all what most people only need for a clean-cut mouse icon anyways ;D

[Robin]

@MrMiguuâ„¢:

> @Robin:
>
> > Oh, and VB6 only supports 16bit icons by default. Sorry, but no alpha channels. ;P
>
> There is transparency. That's all what most people only need for a clean-cut mouse icon anyways ;D

It has an alpha mask, just no alpha channels.

You'd be better off simply rendering the mouse icon, but as Eclipse uses all the GDI crap this is really the only good way of doing it.

[devilbleep]

Lawl. I figured out how to change the Icon of a program yesterday.

[mrmiguu]

@Grant:

> Lawl. I figured out how to change the Icon of a program yesterday.

Very good :D But rather irrelevant.

[Timmah]

Can it take .cur files?

[mrmiguu]

@Timmah:

> Can it take .cur files?

.cur and .ico

[Timmah]

@MrMiguuâ„¢:

> @Timmah:
>
> > Can it take .cur files?
>
> .cur and .ico

When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0

[Robin]

@Timmah:

> When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0

@Robin:

> VB6 only supports 16bit icons

[Timmah]

@Robin:

> @Timmah:
>
> > When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0
>
> @Robin:
>
> > VB6 only supports 16bit icons

Anyway to make it smaller?

[DFA]

along time ago, i had a directdraw rendered mouse, but obviously it was limited to picScreen.

one of the many reasons why its stupid to mix rendering APIs

[mrmiguu]

@Timmah:

> @Robin:
>
> > @Timmah:
> >
> > > When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0
> >
> > @Robin:
> >
> > > VB6 only supports 16bit icons
>
> Anyway to make it smaller?

How much smaller?

[Timmah]

@MrMiguuâ„¢:

> @Timmah:
>
> > @Robin:
> >
> > > @Timmah:
> > >
> > > > When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0
> > >
> > > @Robin:
> > >
> > > > VB6 only supports 16bit icons
> >
> > Anyway to make it smaller?
>
> How much smaller?

Fitting VB requirements, 16 Bit. o.o

[DFA]

it might expect a .ico

[mrmiguu]

@Timmah:

> @MrMiguuâ„¢:
>
> > @Timmah:
> >
> > > @Robin:
> > >
> > > > @Timmah:
> > > >
> > > > > When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0
> > > >
> > > > @Robin:
> > > >
> > > > > VB6 only supports 16bit icons
> > >
> > > Anyway to make it smaller?
> >
> > How much smaller?
>
> Fitting VB requirements, 16 Bit. o.o

I thought you meant the 16bit req.

[Robin]

@Timmah:

> @MrMiguuâ„¢:
>
> > @Timmah:
> >
> > > @Robin:
> > >
> > > > @Timmah:
> > > >
> > > > > When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0
> > > >
> > > > @Robin:
> > > >
> > > > > VB6 only supports 16bit icons
> > >
> > > Anyway to make it smaller?
> >
> > How much smaller?
>
> Fitting VB requirements, 16 Bit. o.o

16bit isn't size, it's the colour depth.

No doubt your icon is 32bit (Well, 24bit with an extra alpha channel). Just go in and save it as a 16bit image then re-save it as an icon.

[Timmah]

@Robin:

> @Timmah:
>
> > @MrMiguuâ„¢:
> >
> > > @Timmah:
> > >
> > > > @Robin:
> > > >
> > > > > @Timmah:
> > > > >
> > > > > > When I give it a .cur image under the Icon area, it says Invalid picture. o.0
> > > > >
> > > > > @Robin:
> > > > >
> > > > > > VB6 only supports 16bit icons
> > > >
> > > > Anyway to make it smaller?
> > >
> > > How much smaller?
> >
> > Fitting VB requirements, 16 Bit. o.o
>
> 16bit isn't size, it's the colour depth.
>
> No doubt your icon is 32bit (Well, 24bit with an extra alpha channel). Just go in and save it as a 16bit image then re-save it as an icon.

As a 16-bit JPEG?

[Robin]

…

I hate you.