[Virtualacorn-list] Comparison of VRPC on Mac or Windows 7

[David J. Ruck]

On 03/03/2011 18:36, Mik Towse wrote:
> ROS can register when the mouse pointer enters a window, so surely Windows
> can do that, too. Unsafe assumption I know, but I have a vague recollection
> that Aaron was looking into the possiblity that the 2 pointers could be
> merged or the Windows pointer turned off when the pointer enters the ROS wdw.

It is possible to do as a 3rd party did with MouseSync.dll as part of 
CallWin32 about 10 years ago when VRPC was still Red Squirrel. It 
seamlessly changed the pointer between the Windows and RISC OS ones when 
entering and leaving the window, and was indispensable to smooth use of 
VRPC.

However it was broken by an update to VRPC around 5 years ago, and 
despite many promises (see topics on VA forums), this essential 
functionality has still not be incorporated in to the product.

It's lack makes VRPC so painful to use, that and the tedious 
registration process means I haven't even bothered to reinstall it on my 
new PC. Virtual RPC has been severely neglected in the pass few years 
with no new features and precious little bug fixing. It needs 
investement or I don't see myself using it again.

Cheers

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David J. Ruck
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