Copyright: Animated Cursor Editor Help © Microsoft Corporation 1985 - 1997
Citation: Animated Cursor Editor Help © Microsoft Corporation 1985 - 1997


Using Animate Cursor Creator
Using Animated Cursor Editor

Animated Cursor Editor works together with Image Editor (also included in the Windows 98 Resource Kit) to create animated cursor (.ani) files. These files can replace the default animated cursors installed with Windows 98.

ANIEDIT TOPICS:

Creating an Animated Cursor

Installing your Animated Cursor

Tips for Using Animated Cursor Editor

About the ANIEDIT menu


Creating an Animated Cursor

To Create an Animated Cursor Sequence

1 	On the File menu, click New (click Open to edit an existing animated cursor).

2 	In the Show for: box, set the number of jiffies (1/60th second intervals) for the current frame to appear during the animation sequence.

NOTE This setting will hold for all following frames unless you change it.

3	On the Edit menu, click New Frame.

The Image Editor opens, with the Open Cursor Image dialogue box selected.

4	From the Current Images list, select the type of image you want to create, and then click OK.

5	In Image Editor, create the first frame of your sequence (see Image Editor Help for more information on creating images in image editor).

6	On the Image Editor File menu, click Save.

Image Editor closes and returns you to Animated Cursor Editor.

7	Repeat steps 3 through 6 above for each frame in your animated sequence.

To preview your animated sequence, click the Play control.

See Also

Installing your Animated Cursor

Tips for Using Animated Cursor Editor

About the ANIEDIT menu


Installing an Animated Cursor

You can set Windows 98 to use your animated cursor file in place of the default cursor associated with system events.

To set or change animated cursors in Windows 98

1	Click the Start Button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2	In Control Panel, click the Mouse Icon.

3	In the Mouse Properties dialog box, click the Pointers tab.

4	Click the Mouse pointer graphic for the system event you want to change.

NOTE Windows 98 uses animated cursors for the following events:

  Busy

  Working in Background

It is possible to use animated cursors for other mouse events, but the results may be undesirable. If you prefer, you can also create a fixed image cursor in Image Editor by saving your graphic with the .Cur extension.

See also

Creating an Animated Cursor

Tips for Using Animated Cursor Editor

About the ANIEDIT menu


ANIEDIT Menu Items

Click the toolbar icons below to view the item’s function.

File New	Edit Cut
File Open	Edit Copy
File Save	Edit Paste
	Edit Delete
	New Frame
	Edit Frame

Also on File Menu: Import Frame

See also

Creating an Animated Cursor

Tips for Using Animated Cursor Editor

Installing your Animated Cursor


Import Frame

Imports a .CUR or .ICO image to serve as a frame in the sequence for the current file.


Edit Cut

Cuts a selected frame and places it on the Clipboard, so that it can be pasted in another position in the sequence or in another animated cursor file.


Edit Copy

Copies a selected frame and places it on the Clipboard, so that it can be pasted in another position in the sequence or in another animated cursor file.


Edit Paste

Pastes a frame from the Clipboard into the indicated position in the sequence.


File New

Displays an empty Frame sequence so that you can create a new animated cursor file.


File Open

Displays the Open dialog box so that you can select an animated cursor (.ANI) file to edit.


File Save and File Save As

Saves the sequence under the current filename (Save) or under a filename that you supply (Save As).


Edit Delete

Deletes a selected frame from the animation sequence.


Edit Frame

Runs Image Editor so that you can alter the currently selected frame.


New Frame

Runs Image Editor so that you can create a new frame for the animation.


ANIEDIT.EXE: Tips for using Animated Cursor Creator
Tips for using Animated Cursor Editor

  To select multiple frames, hold down SHIFT or CTRL and click the desired frames. Then you can change the speed for several frames at once.

  If you select multiple frames that have different frame speeds, click the Up arrow or Down arrow in the Jiffies edit box to change their speed proportionally. That is, they will all increase or decrease x%, but an actual number will not appear in the Jiffies box.

  To enable easy viewing of .ANI files by double-clicking the filename in Explorer, associate the .ANI file extension with ANIEDIT.EXE. On a command line, type:  associate .ani aniedit.exe. See the Windows 98 Resource Kit Tools Help for more information about using the Associate command line tool.

See also

Creating an Animated Cursor

Installing your Animated Cursor

About the ANIEDIT menu