How To: Create And Install Your Own Cursor - a step by step guide
Pages: 1, 2
free web hosting

Read Latest Entries..: (Post #14) by Codemaster Snake on Aug 11 2007, 04:43 PM. (Line Breaks Removed)
The more geeky way of installing cursors without the software support is creating your own .ini installation file.I found this file on www.deviantart.com. I don't know the API but it may help those who wants to be a 'lil geeky!CODE; xFree cursors for Windows XP.; Win 2000/XP Alphablended Cursor Scheme installation file.[Version]signature="$CHICAGO$"[Defaul... read more.
Read the FIRST post of this Topic. - Express your Opinion! Contribute Knowledge :-).

Free Web Hosting, No Ads > CONTRIBUTE > Tutorials

How To: Create And Install Your Own Cursor - a step by step guide

electriic ink
Jul 22 2005, 08:52 AM
How To: Create And Install Your Own Cursor
a step by step guide using animation shop (a program free with paint shop pro)

Requirements:
  • Animation Shop (can be found on the same disk as Paint Shop Pro)
  • Any image
Are you displeased with the cursor you've got? Are you dissatisified with those cursors you downloaded from that site? Then this tutorial's for you. Read on...
  1. Create or download your favourite image off the web. Open it in some image editing software (ie Paint Shop Pro) and resize it to 15x15. In Paint Shop go to Image --> Resize. Enter 15 in the width box and 25 in the height box. Your image should now be about so high and so wide:

    IPB Image

    Save the image as cursor1.jpg in the My Pictures folder. You can create more images if you wish to create and animated cursor. Save these as cursor2.jpg, cursor3.jpg etc
  2. Open animation shop (File --> Jasc Software Products --> Launch Animation Shop ) and hold down the keys Shift and A. The animation wizard should come up:

    IPB Image
  3. Click Next four times and then click add images. Locate to the My Pictures folder and select cursor1.jpg. If you wish to create an animated cursor, you should have created more images earlier on. Add these images on now.
  4. Click Next then Finish.
  5. You may add any effects to your animated cursor at this time. Because this tutorial is aimed mainly at beginners, we will not go into this.
  6. Go to File --> Save As. Locate to the My Pictures folder and call your cursor cursor. From the dropdown list Animated Cursor (*.ani) even if your cursor is not animated.
So now you have successfully created and saved your cursor. Now we are going to make it the default cursor.
  1. Go to Start --> Control Panel
  2. If available on the left menu under Control Panel click Switch to Classic View
  3. Double click on Mouse
  4. Click on the tab Pointers
  5. Go to Normal Select and click Browse
  6. Select the file cursor.ani under My Pictures
  7. Click OK and close Control Panel
And there you should have it, your own cursor created and installed. Any questions regarding this tutorial?

Edit (made 5/11/06 - Fireworks Night):

Please note: This tutorial was done in Paint Shop Pro 9 and Animation Shop 3 The procedure may differ slightly from the current versions.

 

 

 


Reply

Saint_Michael
Jul 22 2005, 08:23 PM
its a nice tutorial for people in compter design/os design, but for me makig or downloading these curors are just a waste space, last time i downloading some cursors it just came out all wrong had to spend time lining them up in order to close out on programs and that i jsut stayed with the default cursors.

still a good well detail tutorial cmat----two halos XP

Reply

godglitcher
Jul 30 2005, 07:38 PM
Hey Thats an awesome tut I wish I had photoshop or animation shop

Reply

SecureA
Aug 2 2005, 04:32 PM
WELL , THANKS,ANYBODY HAS TRIED THIS WAY?

Reply

BlaqueMajik
Aug 5 2005, 04:02 PM
godglitcher, you can download the trial versions as www.jasc.com.

As for the tutorial, thank you so much, I always thought you just had to use flash and it is complicated. I will have to try this although it will probably lag my computer.

Reply

wassie
Aug 5 2005, 06:15 PM
very nice tutorial. hmmm... i'm thinking of making a boob-cursor

Reply

lucaas
Jun 22 2006, 07:13 PM
I never tried to do a Cursor.
It's very interesting!

But I prefer this simple cursor tongue.gif
Lucas

Reply

Dagoth Nereviar
Jun 22 2006, 08:48 PM
QUOTE(wassie @ Aug 5 2005, 07:15 PM) *

very nice tutorial. hmmm... i'm thinking of making a boob-cursor


Hehe, boobies tongue.gif


Thanks for the tutorial and the trial link, i'll have to try this sometime wink.gif

Reply

sportytalk
Jun 22 2006, 09:09 PM
I've not created a cursor before, although has been something I've thought about doing but never actually done.

I do actually quite like the default cursors which come with Windows, although if I want to use a more custom design (create one myself) this tutorial will help out a lot.

Thanks for sharing, I might try it sometime just to see whether my cursors would be any good!

Reply

shadowspear
Nov 4 2006, 06:52 AM
QUOTE(godglitcher @ Jul 30 2005, 02:38 PM) *

Hey Thats an awesome tut I wish I had photoshop or animation shop

For photoshop Cs and above, animation shop and photoshop is together

Reply

Latest Entries

Codemaster Snake
Aug 11 2007, 04:43 PM
The more geeky way of installing cursors without the software support is creating your own .ini installation file.

I found this file on www.deviantart.com. I don't know the API but it may help those who wants to be a 'lil geeky!

CODE
; xFree cursors for Windows XP.
; Win 2000/XP Alphablended Cursor Scheme installation file.

[Version]
signature="$CHICAGO$"

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles = Scheme.Cur, Scheme.Txt
AddReg    = Scheme.Reg

[DestinationDirs]
Scheme.Cur = 10,"%CUR_DIR%"
Scheme.Txt = 10,"%CUR_DIR%"

[Scheme.Reg]
HKCU,"Control Panel\Cursors\Schemes","%SCHEME_NAME%",,"%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%pointer%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%help%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%work%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%busy%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%cross%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%Text%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%Hand%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%unavailiable%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%Vert%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%Horz%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%Dgn1%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%Dgn2%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%move%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%alternate%,%10%\%CUR_DIR%\%link%"

; -- Common Information

[Scheme.Cur]
Normal Select.cur
Help Select.cur
Working In Background.ani
Busy.ani
Text Select.cur
Unavailable.cur
Vertical Resize.cur
Horizontal Resize.cur
Diagonal Resize 1.cur
Diagonal Resize 2.cur
Move.cur
Link Select.cur
Precision Select.cur
Handwriting.cur
Alternate Select.cur

[Scheme.Txt]
Readme.txt

[Strings]
CUR_DIR       = "Cursors\xFree Cursors"
SCHEME_NAME   = "xFree Cursors (Alphablended)"
pointer       = "Normal Select.cur"
help          = "Help Select.cur"
work          = "Working In Background.ani"
busy          = "Busy.ani"
text          = "Text Select.cur"
unavailiable  = "Unavailable.cur"
vert          = "Vertical Resize.cur"
horz          = "Horizontal Resize.cur"
dgn1          = "Diagonal Resize 1.cur"
dgn2          = "Diagonal Resize 2.cur"
move          = "Move.cur"
link          = "Link Select.cur"
cross         = "Precision Select.cur"
hand          = "Handwriting.cur"
alternate     = "Alternate Select.cur"

Reply

lilemi
Aug 11 2007, 03:57 PM
if only it was in photoshop ;( but Ill see if i can get it to work anyway. Its nice for a website because its not THAT common to have people create their own cursor instead of like downloading. So, this kinda adds some charm to it smile.gif I think ill make a pretty little guitar pick cursor for my website.

But guys remember: try to keep your cursor simple and not too blinky and flashy... It can get really annoying. You want to make people like the look your website not become nauseous (sp?) thanks to a strobe-light cursor tongue.gif

Reply

electriic ink
Nov 5 2006, 08:06 PM
Please note: This tutorial was done in Paint Shop Pro 9 and Animation Shop 3 The procedure may differ slightly from the current versions.

Ugh I had an awful theme back then dry.gif Btw, yes I have tried it and it works perfectly fine

Reply

Plenoptic
Nov 5 2006, 04:50 PM
I never really knew about that. That's a good tutorial. I am going to have to try it out when I have a bit more time. I think the little arrow gets old after a while although after downloading the Vista Transformation Theme pack thing it is a little more spiced up atleast when pages are loading. I might make a baseball or something. It could be a bit of fun but I'd end up changing it too much to change things up a bit from time to time.

Reply


Got an Opinion! Express your Views! (no registration):-
Add your Reply/ Opinion/ Views/ Comments/ Suggestion/ Questions/ Queries etc.
Posts with decent grammar & English will be accepted and please refrain from profanities.
For asking a Question, We recommend you to sign-up (for free) so that you can track the topic easily.

Nature of your Post*: Opinion/ Reply/ Comments
Question/Query
Feedback to us.
       
Name   Email
Title/Question*

(Maximum characters: 10,000)
You have characters left.
Confirm Code:

Pages: 1, 2
Recent Queries:-
  1. how to install a jpg as a cursor - 1.99 hr back. (1)
  2. boob cursors - 6.09 hr back. (1)
  3. how to install cursors for xp - 7.49 hr back. (1)
  4. how do i make my own cursor? - 8.80 hr back. (1)
  5. install new cursors .ini file - 9.52 hr back. (1)
  6. make my own cursor free - 11.60 hr back. (1)
  7. how to make a cursor installer - 12.12 hr back. (1)
  8. ubuntu busy cursor as gif - 13.02 hr back. (1)
  9. make own cursor - 13.95 hr back. (1)
  10. how to make your own cursor - 14.10 hr back. (1)
  11. make a cursor websites - 16.10 hr back. (1)
  12. boobies cursors - 17.53 hr back. (1)
  13. create own cursor - 18.92 hr back. (1)
  14. install cursors - 18.96 hr back. (1)
Similar Topics

Keywords : create, install, cursor, step, step, guide

  1. How To Install Opengeu In Ubuntu
    OpenGEU is a distro based on Enlightenment and derived from Ubuntu (0)
  2. [linux] How To Manually Install Flock System Wide
    (0)
    Since i am currently in the process of making my own Ubuntu-based distro and will be including Flock
    as one of the browsers to choose from, i figured i'd make a tutorial out of how to install Flock
    manually, since there appears to be no package for it in Ubuntu's repository and many other
    popular distros, and it is said that only Ultima Linux has Flock available. For those that
    don't know what Flock is, rather than going into deep detail here, i'll just provide a link
    to the browser's site: http://www.flock.com/ And yes, to start, you're going....
  3. Install An Aef Forum Onto The Trap17
    From a zip file (11)
    Installing an AEF Forum on the Trap17 Server Preparation for Installing the AEF Forum
    The following items are required for the installation of the packaage onto your site: 1. - a copy
    of the AEF Forum zip package from http://anelectron.com/download.php 2. - a MySql Database 3. - a
    Database User 4. - a password for the Database User 5. - Privileges allowed for the Database User
    The details for ensuring that you have all of these items are as follows: 1. - a copy of the AEF
    Forum zip package from http://anelectron.com/download.php . Simply browse to t....
  4. How To Install Php Scripts
    for people who don't like uploading all the time (0)
    OK. Here's what you need: 1. Web hosting that has FTP 2. A script or something to install 3.
    A program called SmartFTP I'll use my site for an example... 1. Enter your FTP login info
    2. When you login in your files, images, and stuff will show up. 3. Now that you're logged in
    you have to choose what file you want to import into your website. Go to "My Documents" and right
    click on the file you want to put on your site and select "copy". 4. Next you got to open put the
    dictionary that your website is in. Ok what that means the place where the "i....
  5. How To Install Phpbb?
    (8)
    QUOTE Here are the steps: Download the latest version of phpBB2. Currently it can be
    found at http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php . I prefer the .tar.gz files, and winzip has no
    problems dealing with them. Decompress the files to a directory on your local system, making sure
    that you maintain the relationship between directories. I'll suggest that you decompress them to
    c:\webupload Now, within C:\webupload, you should have a phpBB2 directory, full of
    goodies. Open up your FTP client, and connect to where your web host tells you to go for up....
  6. Install A Simple Machines Forum
    (11)
    If you want to have your own Simple Machines running up without any ADs of any kind , sign up at
    Trap17 and posting until you have enough credits then post an application form and then wait to be
    approved. After that , do like this and you will have your own forum setting up : 1.Download
    Simple Machines You can get it at Simple Machines download page , click here to get one
    2.Upload SMF to the Server This step is too long so be patient , log in to Trap17 forum then log in
    to your own cPanel , click on File Manager. A pop up Explorer will appear , then click on ....
  7. How To Install An Openoffice Dictionary Manually
    adding the new dictionary by yourself (3)
    How To Install An OpenOffice Dictionary Manually Introduction The Tutorial
    What's OpenOffice? Introduction Before you all rant at me and tell me that there is a
    wizard to install dictionaries for you, it can sometimes not work. I know this because on my copy of
    OpenOffice Writer, it doesn't. This tutorial is very easy to follow and it's for those
    whose wizard is broking, just like mine or people who like to be difficult and do things the hard
    way /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />....
  8. How To Install S9y Weblog Software
    (0)
    Right , here's my guide at how to install S9Y ( www.s9y.org ) 1. Download the version of S9Y
    you want from the website above 2. Extract the rar file 3.Upload all the files to a Web host 4.
    Go to you domain/subdomain , also at this point make sure all the files are CHMOD 775 5. S9Y's
    Installer should start and give you an overview of you system's setup 6. Make sure there is
    nothing in red and click Simple Install 7. Fill in all the spaces , with you Database name ,
    Password , etc ... From here on S9Y is very easy to set-up ! Just use it as ....
  9. Install Php 5 To Work With Mysql
    (0)
    hi, all php 5 is new to all people a long time( actually, I forget how long...). it introduced a
    more object-oriented design to developer. like, access type(public, private, protected), abstract
    type(classes that can't create objects), interface support, and more . althrought it is
    widerly available, someone still can't get it running with mysql. every time the php is starting
    up. a message prompted stated that some xtensions can not be found, and therefore, not loaded. so, I
    have written this to help other and newbie get it start quickly. note: thi....
  10. How To Install A Favicon
    Yup, a favicon. (40)
    Ok, you know those little icons that are to the left of a web address? |_ /smile.gif' border='0'
    style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /> http://www.domain.com_| Well that is called a
    favicon, folks. If you want one, simply do the following: 1.) Make sure your favicon is in .ico
    format. Name it favicon.ico 2.) Upload the favicon.ico to the same folder as your main index.html or
    index.php or index.asp, whatever. Basciaaly, you should have: http://domain.com/blah/favicon.ico
    http://domain.com/blah/index.___ , whatever you have. 3.) Put this into the head....
  11. How To Install Winxp And Linux To The Same Compute
    a double boot (12)
    when I install a double boot linux/winxp, I always want to keep the Windows boot menu to choose the
    operating symtem. This is what I usually do: -Install Winxp -Install linux (if you dont have space
    to create a new partition for linux, you have to use partition magic to reduce the size of the WinXP
    partition and leave some space to create the partition for linux. You can create the partition
    during the linux setup. - During the linux setup, choose to install the boot manager (lilo or grub)
    in the boot sector of the partition where you are installing linux (not in the MB....
  12. How To: Install Scripts And Create Database
    preinstalled scripts, own scripts (2)
    How to install php scripts using MySQL,phpMyAdmin on Trap17 using preinstalled script/auto
    installation cPanel > Preinstalled scripts > "Addon Scripts" or "Fantastico" or "phpBB" or the
    scripts which you wanted to install screenshot - >
    http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/haalaaluu/5.jpg explaination: this method is auto install
    the scripts in public_html folder, database name and granted database user respect to its database.
    note: by Addon Scripts, you can not choose other folder structure. by fantastico you can choose the
    folder structure and it is good ....
  13. How To Install Php-nuke
    How to install PHP-Nuke manually (12)
    Download PHPNuke (www.phpnuke.org) and unzip it into a directory. Now go to where your web server is
    installed (or web hosting ftp)! Create a folder and call it phpnuke. Now upload everything from
    the HTML folder into the phpnuke folder you created. Than go to the config file of phpnuke
    (\phpnuke\config.php) Ok now, if you have phpedit installed than this will be easier than
    using Notepad. Go to line 32 and you sould see this: $dbhost = "localhost"; $dbuname =
    "root"; $dbpass = ""; $dbname = "nuke"; $prefix = "nuke"; $user_....
  14. Install New Fonts
    on Windows XP / 98 (5)
    Having a great arsenal of fonts is a must in web design. If you have a personal web page, having
    unique fonts on your site will set your site apart from all the other personal web sites out there.
    Downloading new fonts is simple. Browse Google for some sites that have free fonts. To download
    the font, click the appropriate system type (usually pc or mac) that you'll have the font on.
    Fonts normally come compressed as either .zip or .rar . Extract the fonts to a directory on your
    desktop named "New Fonts." Note : Supported font types for Windows are .ttf, .f....


      15. Looking for create, install, cursor, step, step, guide

*RANDOM STUFF*





*SIMILAR VIDEOS*
Searching Video's for create, install, cursor, step, step, guide

*MORE FROM TRAP17.COM*
advertisement



How To: Create And Install Your Own Cursor - a step by step guide



 

 

 

 

ADD REPLY / Got an Opinion! a humble request :-) RAPID SEARCH! Free Hosting [X]
Express your Opinions, Thoughts or Contribute more info. to help others.
Ask your Doubts & Queries to get answers, So that "Together We can help others!" 		Register FREE for AD-FREE forum, Create your own topics, Ask Questions, track topics, setup subscriptions & notifications and Get a Free Website w/ Email and FTP.
500MB Space *No Ads*, CPanel, FTP, PHP, MySQL, EMails - 100% FREE