CPU

How can i take screenshots with the Mouse Pointer.are there any samples?

Jabo

Can you be more specific in what you're asking? Do you mean take screen shots that include the mouse pointer? Are you making a program that takes screen shots? Do you need to know how to handle mouse events? Are you wanting your program to take a screen shot with the click of a mouse? Are you trying to set up a button (that is clickable) to take screen shots? Your question can be taken so many ways.

CPU

I use print screen event to take screenshot from clipboard and save a bmp
but screenshots dont show mouse cursor.Normal printscreen button doesnt show either.How can i add mouse cursor icon in my screenshots ?

lectricpharaoh

Many modern machines don't actually have the mouse pointer exist in video memory. Instead, the video hardware 'mixes in' the bitmap data for the mouse 'sprite'. This allows the mouse to be redrawn faster and easier, and also avoids problems with the mouse cursor obscuring areas of the screen during screenshots. If the video hardware doesn't allow this, then Windows will often hide the pointer, take the screenie, then show it. This happens so fast you can't tell.

If you actually want the pointer to be part of the screenshots, you can check MSDN to see if there's an API call for this purpose. Alternatively, you can query the mouse location and cursor bitmap, and draw it in yourself.

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BstrucT

Easy way out...

Take a normal screenrecording program(used for demos most of the cases) and save a screenshot of the video file where your mouse pointer is where you want it in the video.
This is probably not what you are looking for, but it is the only way I think to see your mouse in a screenshot.

Programming wise though, I have no idea how it can be done.

Sorry.

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Jabo

There is a program called PrintKey that will include the pointer, if you want to pay for something.

CPU

i found this
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb...=5431&lngWId=3

It can take mouse cursor.But i have some trouble to modify it.I want to save screenshot.But in this example screeshot shows on the form.Actually i cant figure out the method which it used.My method is completely different from it.