Short: Nice pointer, with special f/x on CGFX ! Author: fedepo@geocities.com (Federico Pomi) Uploader: fedepo@geocities.com (Federico Pomi) Type: util/mouse Once upon a time, I used a very nice 16 colors pointer, thanks to MCP... but when I bought my CyberVision64, I sadly discovered that CV couln't show up the pointer in more than 2 colors + background color. I suppose this is a limit of the S3 chip, because also on PC compatible, you can use only 2 colors + background pointer. So i deleted my cool 16 colors pointer and I used a very boring Mac-Like pointer, using only 2 colors. Last week I made some try with PointerPrefs, and I discovered that the forth color was showed strangly by the CyberVision: when you use this color in the pointer, u'll be able to see thru that color... with a strange remapping. It looks like a XOR filter or something similar. So I thought... if there's a defect and you can't hide it... it's better to highlite it ! So I made up a normal pointer (a nice arrow) and I filled it with this strange looking color... well, It looked a bit strange in the first 10 minutes, but then I start liking it... and now I love it ! On screen upto 8bit, it make a strange look-fx, on screen >8bit, the pointer will show a nice Negative effect: if you, for example, point on a yellow gadget, you'll see the gadget thru the pointer, but it will be blue ! After that I drawed a busy pointer, using only two colors... and here it's my little work. USE IT AY YOUR OWN RISK !! :) Another special feature is that, when you PC-user-friend will ask you how did you do that pointer, you'll be able to say: "Only Amiga makes it possible!" :) For more infos, goodies, or whatever you want, have a look at my home page: http://www.TheOffice.net/fedepo ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 2389 1449 39.3% 13-Jun-96 02:33:54 FedePointer.info 1113 1093 1.7% 13-Jun-96 02:15:40 +Esempio.animgif 8434 2892 65.7% 13-Jun-96 02:37:16 +Esempio.animgif.info 894 332 62.8% 13-Jun-96 02:27:04 +FedePointer.prefs 2401 1589 33.8% 13-Jun-96 02:33:14 +FedePointer.prefs.info 1774 932 47.4% 12-May-97 12:11:46 +FedePointer.readme 2243 1142 49.0% 13-Jun-96 02:33:14 +FedePointer.readme.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 19248 9429 51.0% 12-May-97 21:37:58 7 files