1show_mouse(3) Allegro manual show_mouse(3)
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6 show_mouse - Tells Allegro to display a mouse pointer on the screen.
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9 #include <allegro.h>
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12 void show_mouse(BITMAP *bmp);
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15 Tells Allegro to display a mouse pointer on the screen. This will only
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21 Warning: if you draw anything onto the screen while the pointer is vis‐
22 ible, a mouse movement interrupt could occur in the middle of your
23 drawing operation. If this happens the mouse buffering and graphics
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26 mouse pointer whenever you draw onto the screen. This is not needed if
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37 scare_mouse(3), freeze_mouse_flag(3), show_os_cursor(3), exmouse(3),
38 expal(3), exshade(3), exspline(3), exsyscur(3)
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42Allegro version 4.2.3 show_mouse(3)