mouse cursor visible in the game

[Deathmatcher]

I was a bit puzzled when I did a search and found this issue in the "closed bugs" section - it is not fixed for me:

In GZDoom i often have the system mouse cursor visible in the center of the screen. When i try to move it away, it twitches but remains in the center.
So, I tried out some of the solutions proposed in the "closed bugs" section, like disabling mouse in the menu and re-enabling it or doing this

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 bind <something> "toggle use_mouse;wait 5;toggle use_mouse"

and using the assigned key. Nothing works - as soon as I do an ingame mouse movement, the cursor re-appears.

the only way I could get rid of it so far is to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode, but this is very unreliable! Sometimes this works on the second toggle, sometimes not until the 50th!

This bug is really beginning to p*** me off and I'd like to know if there is any easy workaround (maybe something I missed in the other posts) or an acutal fix in the works?

gzdoom is 1.5.6.
os is windows(!) vista pro 64.

[Graf Zahl]

No problems here. What kind of graphics card do you have?

[Deathmatcher]

I have a Geforce GTX 570 but I used to have a Radeon card until a few weeks ago and the problem was there with that card as well.
If it helps: I believe the issue started once I bought my widescreen monitor a while back. I think I never had the problem back then with my 4:3-19"-TFT.

The issue itself is not there 100% of the time. I'd say maybe on every second to third startup on average. I have been using GZDoom v. 1.5.0 up until recently but before posting I downloaded 1.5.6 and made sure that the problem was there as well. Then again, maybe it occurs less frequently on the newer version or maybe trying both versions on one windows boot somehow messed up the testing environment. I will have to observe the newer version in the long run.

Feel free to ask if I can provide you with any other information.

[Graf Zahl]

Did you install some driver software for that new monitor?
Not that you got yourself some garbage driver or app that messes around with the cursor.
The monitor change itself can't be the cause. That merely amounts to a change of default screen resolution if you don't install any software.

[Deathmatcher]

I can't remember installing anything out of the ordinary (it was like 10 months ago). If any drivers, then those from the CD that came with the monitor. I also installed MultiScreen (also from the CD) that comes with a Samsung monitor but I never really used it.

So you say it should generally be fixed in 1.5.6 and it must be something on my end?

[Gez]

Try an SVN build, too.

[Graf Zahl]

This shouldn't happen. Something in your system seems to override GZDoom's invisible cursor.

[Deathmatcher]

Also happens on r1264.

If anyone has the slightest idea would could get rid of this cursor override, I'm willing to try it out (unless it involves re-installing the OS).

[NeoHippo]

Can you try a different mouse ?

[Deathmatcher]

I could but I have a rather expensive mouse from Razer, which I purchased prior to the new monitor. I don't feel that it's due to the mouse and even if it was the cause, I wouldn't want to exchange that mouse due to a visible cursor in one game...

[Enjay]

But if you change it temporarily it would confirm whether or not the mouse was responsible. (Assuming that you have another mouse that you can try it with.)

If your Razer mouse is anything like mine (I have one but don't use it any more because the low profile of it hurt my hand after a while), it comes with its own software. Perhaps there is something going on with the Razer software that is causing this issue?

If lots of people were having this issue, it would have been reported many times by now. It hasn't been so there must be something special about your setup that makes this problem happen. The mouse and its software is an obvious starting point.

[Deathmatcher]

Fair enough. I will see to a test with another mouse once I have a bit of time during the weekend and post again.