Problems with Custom Cursor in Shooting Game

[vivek.yadav.727]

Hey guys!!
I'm having trouble with having a custom Cursor in shape of a Sniper scope reticle..
what i want is that the the crosshair of the reticle be the mouse pointer but all i get is a small image about 15px X 15px with the top left corner as the mouse pointer..

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import java.awt.event.*; import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; public class SniperCursor {   public SniperCursor()   {     JFrame myFrame = new JFrame();     myFrame.setSize(400,400);     myFrame.setTitle("Sniper Frame");     myFrame.setVisible(true);     myFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);     Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();     Image cursorImage = toolkit.getImage("MilDotScope.png");     Point cursorHotSpot = new Point(0,0);     Cursor customCursor = toolkit.createCustomCursor(cursorImage, cursorHotSpot, "Cursor");     myFrame.setCursor(customCursor);   }   public static void main (String[] arg)   {      SniperCursor myWindow = new SniperCursor();   } }

if i cant do what i want this way.. is there any other way of doing this.. I thought about using MouseMoved() method on a JLabel with the Reticle set as ImageIcon on the JLabel.. but it is not performing as required.

PLEASE HELP!!

[Jimmt]

I think it would be easier to use mouseListener. I mean, if it's a shooting game, you'll probably have to use it anyways, right?
EDIT: nvm, I see what you're doing.

[Vladiedoo]

I'm still a newbie but consider this...
Change your cursor image to be 16x16 that way the center point can be a whole number.

The following code determines where the mouse pointer is, so instead of (0,0) use (8,8), that way the center of the image will act as the pointer.

1	Point cursorHotSpot = new Point(0,0);

Another way of solving this is by setting the cursor invisible and just drawing a fake cursor over it.

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Toolkit t = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(); Image i = new BufferedImage(1, 1, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB); Cursor noCursor = t.createCustomCursor(i, new Point(0, 0), "none"); setCursor(noCursor);

1	g.drawImage(imageManager.getMouseImage(), null, mouseX, mouseY);

For you that last bit of code would be mouseX - 8, mouseY - 8 so you utilize the center of your image.

Edit: Perhaps this topic would also be better in the Newbie & Debugging Questions section.
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[vivek.yadav.727]

sorry i had no idea where to put the question so i put i here.

and how do i insert pics in this post from my desktop??

and i actually have a 2000 x 1400 px pic (for 1000 X 700 px JFrame) in the centre of which is the reticle.. i want the targets should only be visible through the reticle.. so do i do..

1	Point cursorHotSpot = new Point(1000,700);

or something else..??

[vivek.yadav.727]

and Vladiedoo,

we cant use paint(graphics g) method in JFrames / JPanels or can we..??

[Vladiedoo]

Just tested it out and found out now, to insert a image you first need to have it on the internet, I used TinyPic just now and it worked. When you're writting your post you click on the tiny "Insert Image" square and it will give you "[ img][/img]", insert your link between the ][.


Correct and correct, I use a canvas to draw.

[Nate]

What the hell is going on in that picture?

[Vladiedoo]

What the hell is going on in that picture?

LOL, I never saw it that way, a while ago I asked my friend to make me skill icon for regeneration, it's un-finished though haha.

[h3ckboy]

What the hell is going on in that picture?

dangit, I didn't see that until you pointed it out...

[vivek.yadav.727]

plzz.. guys u were helping me out.. thanks