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

[Chris Hughes]

In message <51AEB5FA3C%mik.towse at xemik.com>
          Mik Towse <mik.towse at xemik.com> wrote:

> In article <c05a9bae51.chris at o2.co.uk> Chris Hughes  wrote:
>> In message <4D70A10D.8050406 at druck.org.uk>
>>           "David J. Ruck" <druck at druck.org.uk> wrote:
>>> 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.
>> There is a free development SDK kit available from VA now see news
>> area of website
> I suppose, in principle, that's great, but in reality what does this
> actually mean for most users? I don't have the skill or knowledge to produce
> this essential upgrade. I suspect most VRPC users are in a similar position,
> which probably means the likelihood of VRPC being changed to allow something
> like MouseSync.dll to work is practical zero.

Its means a developer can create a new or mofied one if they wish

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Chris Hughes
Wakefield RISC OS Computer Show - 16th April 2011
http://www.wakefieldshow.org.uk