create a custom mouse cursor

[dguzai]

hello everyone,

i had a problem in making a triangle shape cursor in java applet. i had already made a moving zig-zag object as a cursor by using MouseListener, MouseMotionListener. can anybody please help me? thank you in advance.

p/s: below is the syntax.

package org.me.hello;

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.lang.Math;


public class NoBackbuffer1 extends Applet
implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener {

int width, height;
int mx, my; // the mouse coordinates
Point[] points;
int N = 100;

public void init() {
width = getSize().width;
height = getSize().height;
setBackground( Color.BLACK );

mx = width/2;
my = height/2;


points = new Point[ N ];
for ( int i = 0; i < N; ++i ) {
int x = (int)(( Math.random() ) * width / 3);
int y = (int)(( Math.random() ) * height / 3);

points[i] = new Point( x, y );
}

addMouseMotionListener( this );
}

public void mouseMoved( MouseEvent e ) {
mx = e.getX();
my = e.getY();
showStatus( "Mouse at (" + mx + "," + my + ")" );
repaint();
e.consume();
}

public void mouseDragged( MouseEvent e ) {
mx = e.getX();
my = e.getY();
showStatus( "Mouse at (" + mx + "," + my + ")" );
repaint();
e.consume();
}

public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e){}

public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e){}

public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e){}

public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e){}

public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e){}

public void paint( Graphics g ) {


g.setColor( Color.cyan );
for ( int j = 1; j < N; ++j ) {
Point A = points[j-1];
Point B = points[j];
g.drawLine( mx+A.x, my+A.y, mx+B.x, my+B.y );
}
}
}

[skyuzo]

you could use the setCursor() method... but.

you could replace your paint() method with this:

public void paint( Graphics g ) {

g.setColor( Color.cyan );
//since mx and my are mouse coordinates, you can just draw a triangle according to mx and my
g.drawLine(mx, my, mx, my+5);
g.drawLine(mx, my, mx + 5, my);
g.drawLine(mx, my+5, mx+5, my);
}
}

this might not be perfect, since i havent tested it, but thats basically the idea
i dont understand why you need to draw 100 lines in your paint method though (probably since i dont know how it looks like)

[dguzai]

thank you for the idea Skyuzo.

I am a new learner of Java programming. i am using a java programming for my final year projects.

could you please tell me what do you mean of "why you need to draw 100 lines in your paint method"?

i would like to make paint program with a triangle custom cursor.

thank you.