Hide pointer while typing

[ProgerXP]

Windows Control Panel has an option in Mouse Properties > Pointer Options called Hide pointer while typing (enabled by default). For some reason, it doesn't work with Notepad2 or Notepad++. The strangest thing is that if you open a Find dialog and start typing there - the pointer will be hidden. But it isn't hidden while typing in the main window.

I've also noticed that in Firefox cursor isn't hidden in any part of its window but in Gvim on Windows it is hidden properly. So it seems like a program-specific quirk, maybe even Scintilla-specific.

[cshnik]

Done.

[ProgerXP]

Windows doesn't hide the cursor by default? Do we really need to manually track mouse movements and key presses? Is it a recommended way you've found somewhere?

Also, why the counter is needed?

[cshnik]

Please consider the following articles:
https://superuser.com/questions/928839/what-does-the-hide-pointer-while-typing-feature-actually-do
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20091217-00/?p=15643

[ProgerXP]

Wow, I've never heard of this story. I was sure this setting was enforced by the default window proc. No wonder it's rarely working.

[ProgerXP]

This works for the main textarea but do you know why Hide pointer while typing is not respected for other input fields? As I've written in the first post:

if you open a Find dialog and start typing there - the pointer will be hidden

But it's even hidden when the setting is disabled.

[cshnik]

Specified behavior implemented in the Windows OS code responsible for standard input fields/edit controls. While Scintilla editor is a custom control which is not an edit based one.

[ProgerXP]

Issue: the pointer remains hidden when a (modal) dialog appears. For example, start typing and then press Ctrl+O - you'll have no cursor in the file open dialog.

I think the text area should listen for focus-lost event in addition to mouse-move.

[cshnik]

Fixed.

[ProgerXP]

1. Hide pointer on arrow keys (navigation) as well. Ideally it should be hidden on any keyboard interaction in the text area rather than WM_CHAR.
2. Bug: pointer is not shown if it's being moved over the toolbar, statusbar or sub-dialogs. For example, open Find, focus the main window, move pointer to be on top of Find, type something - pointer is hidden but if you move it, it won't appear unless you move it outside of Find's borders into the main window's text area. This might be related to Pointer remains hidden when moving cursor over window caption #314.

[cshnik]

Fixed.

[ProgerXP]

1. Pointer is correctly shown if you open Notepad2's dialogs (Alt+O, etc.) but if you make a new blank document and press Ctrl+O or Ctrl+S - the file dialog will have no pointer visible.
2. Pointer must be shown when calling Launch > Shell Menu.
3. ...and when starting to drag text. Test: select text, press and hold Ctrl, then mouse-down on the selection and start dragging - you won't see the cursor. However, if you first drag and then press Ctrl, the cursor is not hidden (correct).

[cshnik]

1. Pointer is correctly shown if you open Notepad2's dialogs (Alt+O, etc.) but if you make a new blank document and press Ctrl+O or Ctrl+S - the file dialog will have no pointer visible.

Cannot reproduce.

2. Pointer must be shown when calling Launch > Shell Menu.

Fixed.

3. ...and when starting to drag text. Test: select text, press and hold Ctrl, then mouse-down on the selection and start dragging - you won't see the cursor. However, if you first drag and then press Ctrl, the cursor is not hidden (correct).

Fixed.

[ProgerXP]

Cannot reproduce.

It's quite easy and the problem is again with holding down Ctrl (like in other 2 cases that you have fixed). Try this: press and hold Ctrl, observe that the cursor became invisible, then just press O or S (while holding Ctrl) and you will notice that the dialog has no cursor.

It's important that the document should not be changed because if a "Save?" message box is produced, the cursor will be shown and this bug won't trigger.

[cshnik]

Fixed.