CursorFX 4 on Thinkpad

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Hi.

I have a small but annoying issue with CursorFX on a Thinkpad. They have this middle button on them that enables scrolling with the trackpoint when the button is held down. It changes the mouse pointer to some kind of scroll indicator, which probably comes from the Lenovo software because it's not one of the standard Windows pointers. After scrolling the button is released and it reverts back to the standard Windows pointer, not the CursorFX one.

To make it change back I have to move the mouse around the screen to somewhere the cursor would change, like over a hyperlink or window border. This makes it change to the hand or resize arrows, then it will change back to the CursorFX pointer again when moved away.

Is this something that can be addressed in CursorFX to make it change back properly?

Thanks.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your report to the Stardock support team for their review and recommendations.

Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates.

We really do appreciate your feedback, thanks.

 

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for doing that.

Please let me know if you want more info or a capture of the behaviour.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top


Hi.

I have a small but annoying issue with CursorFX on a Thinkpad. They have this middle button on them that enables scrolling with the trackpoint when the button is held down. It changes the mouse pointer to some kind of scroll indicator, which probably comes from the Lenovo software because it's not one of the standard Windows pointers. After scrolling the button is released and it reverts back to the standard Windows pointer, not the CursorFX one.

To make it change back I have to move the mouse around the screen to somewhere the cursor would change, like over a hyperlink or window border. This makes it change to the hand or resize arrows, then it will change back to the CursorFX pointer again when moved away.

Is this something that can be addressed in CursorFX to make it change back properly?

Thanks.
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If this is what you mean, I cannot reproduce it with a test Surface (with a mouse):

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2020-09-09_12-16-01.mp4

Does the same thing happen with a mouse actually plugged in (if possible) and used?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi.

Ah sorry no it's not a normal middle button like on most mice. It's a button that is on every Lenovo Thinkpad laptop as far back as I remember. They have this trackpoint thing in the middle of the keyboard, and a middle button in between the left and right buttons. When the button is held down, the trackpoint behaves like a scroll wheel.

The Lenovo mouse software / driver temporarily changes the pointer to show that it's scrolling, then changes it 'back' when it is released. But it changes it to the standard Windows theme cursor and CursorFX doesn't pick up on the change. Moving the pointer to an area of the screen where it would change anyway (like a window border or URL) makes it update again.

It's not specific to the Lenovo software though. After I became aware of it happening, I noticed the mouse pointer can be changed by any other program, and it takes the same event to make CursorFX change it again. It looks like CursorFX only changes the pointer once and doesn't really monitor it, therefore doesn't know if another program changed it again. But when it needs to change anyway, like on a URL, CursorFX is just doing what it would normally do.

I'll try to grab a capture today, it's probably easier.