Can we Hide/Show the Mouse with an Action or a Script?

Question

Hello All,
I am developing a simulation using click boxes in Captivate 4, on Windows XP. If the user doesn't click the right place, the slide continues, and shows the user what to do. If the user clicks the correct place, the simulation goes to the next slide directly. The problem is, successful or not, when the user goes to the next slide, the recorded mouse pointer displays on the slide. If I hide the mouse, then it remains hidden even if the user clicks outside the box too many times and the simulation continues, to show the user what to do. It's as if things on the screen just select or click themselves.
I know mouse visibility is treated differently in the timeline than other objects. That's not a particularly big deal, so long as there is some way to control the mouse visibility for simulations (one of Captivate's big selling points). Is there a way to control the mouse visibility with an Action or with Script?
The current settings for my click boxes are:
I tried to assign an Action (multiple actions, really) to hide, show, enable, or disable the mouse but the mouse doesn't seem to be available to do so!
Am I missing something?
Thanks,
~jeff

Answer 1

Hi there
Nope, the mouse is an all or nothing object. It's either visible or not and it's your choice as to what you show. No way I'm aware of to programmatically display it. All I might suggest is that if you want to show the user the mouse moving, duplicate the slide so that if they fail to click the right area, the duplicated slide has the mouse moving to demonstrate.
Oh, and consider submitting a Wish Form to ask for the capability in some future version of Captivate.
Cheers... Rick
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