Mouse cursor can be hidden, useful on touchscreen devices.

docs/CHANGES.txt

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ $Id$
 
 2007.May.15 (0.9.17)
 
+  * Interface Improvements:
+    -----------------------
+    * Mouse cursor can be hidden (e.g., using "--hidecursor"), useful on
+      touchscreen devices like tablet PCs or the Nokia Mameo devices.
+
   * Tool Improvements:
     ------------------
     * Input Method Framework, with implementations of Korean (Hangul 2-Bul)

docs/OPTIONS.txt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                            bill@newbreedsoftware.com
                             http://www.tuxpaint.org/
 
-                                  May 14, 2007
+                                  May 15, 2007
 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ Windows Users
              In some enviornments, the fancy cursors cause problems. Use this
              option to avoid them.
 
+     hidecursor=yes
+
+             This completely hides the mouse pointer shapes in Tux Paint.
+
+             This is useful for touchscreen devices, such as tablet PCs.
+
      nooutlines=yes
 
              In this mode, much simpler outlines and 'rubber-band' lines are
@@ -552,6 +558,7 @@ Windows Users
        --nowheelmouse
        --nobuttondistinction
        --nofancycursors
+       --hidecursor
        --nooutlines
        --nostamps
        --nostampcontrols
@@ -583,6 +590,7 @@ Windows Users
        --wheelmouse
        --buttondistinction
        --fancycursors
+       --showcursor
        --outlines
        --stamps
        --stampcontrols

docs/html/OPTIONS.html

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ New Breed Software</p>
 <a href="http://www.tuxpaint.org/">http://www.tuxpaint.org/</a></p>
 
 
-<p>May 14, 2007</p>
+<p>May 15, 2007</p>
 
 
 </center>
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ New Breed Software</p>
     Use this option to avoid them.</p>
   </dd>
   
+  <dt><code><b>hidecursor=yes</b></code></dt>
+  <dd>
+    <p>This completely hides the mouse pointer shapes in Tux&nbsp;Paint.</p>
+
+    <p>This is useful for touchscreen devices, such as tablet PCs.</p>
+  </dd>
+  
   <dt><code><b>nooutlines=yes</b></code></dt>
   <dd>
     <p>In this mode, much simpler outlines and 'rubber-band' lines are
@@ -868,6 +875,7 @@ New Breed Software</p>
     --nowheelmouse<br>
     --nobuttondistinction<br>
     --nofancycursors<br>
+    --hidecursor<br>
     --nooutlines<br>
     --nostamps<br>
     --nostampcontrols<br>
@@ -902,6 +910,7 @@ New Breed Software</p>
     --wheelmouse<br>
     --buttondistinction<br>
     --fancycursors<br>
+    --showcursor<br>
     --outlines<br>
     --stamps<br>
     --stampcontrols<br>

src/cursor.c

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
   For Tux Paint
   Bitmapped mouse pointer (cursor)
 
-  Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by Bill Kendrick and others
+  Copyright (c) 2002-2007 by Bill Kendrick and others
   bill@newbreedsoftware.com
-  http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
+  http://www.tuxpaint.org/
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
 
-  June 14, 2002 - February 18, 2006
+  June 14, 2002 - May 15, 2007
   $Id$
 */
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SDL_Cursor *cursor_hand, *cursor_arrow, *cursor_watch,
   *cursor_up, *cursor_down, *cursor_tiny, *cursor_crosshair,
   *cursor_brush, *cursor_wand, *cursor_insertion, *cursor_rotate;
 
-int no_fancy_cursors;
+int no_fancy_cursors, hide_cursor;
 
 void do_setcursor(SDL_Cursor * c)
 {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void do_setcursor(SDL_Cursor * c)
   UNUSED(arrow_bits);
   UNUSED(arrow_mask_bits);
 
-  if (!no_fancy_cursors)
+  if (!hide_cursor && !no_fancy_cursors)
     SDL_SetCursor(c);
 }
 

src/cursor.h

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
   For Tux Paint
   Bitmapped mouse pointer (cursor)
 
-  Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by Bill Kendrick and others
+  Copyright (c) 2002-2007 by Bill Kendrick and others
   bill@newbreedsoftware.com
-  http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
+  http://www.tuxpaint.org/
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
 
-  June 14, 2002 - February 17, 2006
+  June 14, 2002 - May 15, 2007
   $Id$
 */
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ extern SDL_Cursor *cursor_hand, *cursor_arrow, *cursor_watch,
   *cursor_up, *cursor_down, *cursor_tiny, *cursor_crosshair,
   *cursor_brush, *cursor_wand, *cursor_insertion, *cursor_rotate;
 
-extern int no_fancy_cursors;
+extern int no_fancy_cursors, hide_cursor;
 
 void do_setcursor(SDL_Cursor * c);
 void free_cursor(SDL_Cursor ** cursor);

src/manpage/tuxpaint.1

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.\" tuxpaint.1 - 2007.05.14
+.\" tuxpaint.1 - 2007.05.15
-.TH TUXPAINT 1 "14 May 2006" "0.9.17" "Tux Paint"
+.TH TUXPAINT 1 "15 May 2007" "0.9.17" "Tux Paint"
 .SH NAME
 tuxpaint -- A drawing program for young children.
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ tuxpaint -- A drawing program for young children.
 [\-\-nowheelmouse]
 [\-\-nobuttondistinction]
 [\-\-nofancycursors]
+[\-\-hidecursor]
 [\-\-nooutlines]
 [\-\-nostamps]
 [\-\-nostampcontrols]
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ tuxpaint -- A drawing program for young children.
 [\-\-wheelmouse]
 [\-\-buttondistinction]
 [\-\-fancycursors]
+[\-\-showcursor]
 [\-\-outlines]
 [\-\-stamps]
 [\-\-stampcontrols]
@@ -196,6 +198,11 @@ Disable or enable (default) the 'fancy' mouse pointer shapes in \fITux Paint\fP.
 While the shapes are larger, and context sensitive, some environments have
 trouble displaying the mouse pointer, and/or leave 'trails' on the screen.
 
+.TP 8
+.B \-\-hidecursor \-\-showcursor
+Completely hide, or enable (default) the mouse pointer in \fITux Paint\fP.
+This can be useful on touchscreen devices, such as tablet PCs.
+
 .TP 8
 .B \-\-nooutlines \-\-outlines
 In \fInooutlines\fP mode, much simpler outlines and 'rubber-band' lines are

src/tuxpaint.c

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
   
-  June 14, 2002 - May 14, 2007
+  June 14, 2002 - May 15, 2007
   $Id$
 */
 
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 
 /* Disable fancy cursors in fullscreen mode, to avoid SDL bug: */
 /* (This bug is still around, as of SDL 1.2.9, October 2005) */
+/* (Is it still in SDL 1.2.11 in May 2007, though!? -bjk) */
 #define LARGE_CURSOR_FULLSCREEN_BUG
 
 // control the color selector
@@ -5315,7 +5316,8 @@ static void show_usage(FILE * f, char *prg)
 	  "  %s [--startblank | --startlast ]\n"
 	  "  %s [--sound | --nosound]         [--quit | --noquit]\n"
 	  "  %s [--print | --noprint]         [--complexshapes | --simpleshapes]\n"
-	  "  %s [--mixedcase | --uppercase]   [--fancycursors | --nofancycursors]\n"
+	  "  %s [--mixedcase | --uppercase]\n"
+	  "  %s [--fancycursors | --nofancycursors | --hidecursor ]\n"
 	  "  %s [--mouse | --keyboard]        [--dontgrab | --grab]\n"
 	  "  %s [--noshortcuts | --shortcuts] [--wheelmouse | --nowheelmouse]\n"
 	  "  %s [--nobuttondistinction | --buttondistinction ]\n"
@@ -5338,7 +5340,7 @@ static void show_usage(FILE * f, char *prg)
 	  prg, prg,
 	  blank, blank, blank,
 	  blank, blank, blank,
-	  blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, blank,
+	  blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, blank,
 #ifdef WIN32
 	  blank,
 #endif
@@ -6056,9 +6058,11 @@ static void setup(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef NOKIA_770
   simple_shapes = 1;
   no_fancy_cursors = 1;
+  hide_cursor = 1;
 #else
   simple_shapes = 0;
   no_fancy_cursors = 0;
+  hide_cursor = 0;
 #endif
   only_uppercase = 0;
   promptless_save = SAVE_OVER_PROMPT;
@@ -6317,6 +6321,14 @@ static void setup(int argc, char *argv[])
     {
       no_fancy_cursors = 0;
     }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--hidecursor") == 0)
+    {
+      hide_cursor = 1;
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--showcursor") == 0)
+    {
+      hide_cursor = 0;
+    }
     else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--saveover") == 0)
     {
       promptless_save = SAVE_OVER_ALWAYS;
@@ -6883,9 +6895,8 @@ static void setup(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
   SDL_WM_SetCaption("Tux Paint", "Tux Paint");
 
-#ifdef NOKIA_770
+  if (hide_cursor)
-  SDL_ShowCursor (SDL_DISABLE);
+    SDL_ShowCursor (SDL_DISABLE);
-#endif
 
 
   /* Deal with 'native' screen size option */
@@ -15410,6 +15421,15 @@ static void parse_options(FILE * fi)
       {
 	no_fancy_cursors = 0;
       }
+      else if (strcmp(str, "hidecursor=yes") == 0)
+      {
+	hide_cursor = 1;
+      }
+      else if (strcmp(str, "hidecursor=no") == 0 ||
+	       strcmp(str, "showcursor=yes") == 0)
+      {
+	hide_cursor = 0;
+      }
       else if (strcmp(str, "uppercase=yes") == 0)
       {
 	only_uppercase = 1;