Limit mouse movement to one window only

Question

I am trying to mimic a Head-Up Display in a racing simulator, and I want to display a semi-transperant program window (i.e. a browser window showing a java applet) which limits mouse movements to that window only.

That way I can use a USB-track pad or the like to interact with the content in the dialog screen while still interacting with the racing simulator.

My question is mainly focused on the restriction of mouse movement, is this possible in Windows 7?

Regards

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 30 '11 at 09:20

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Use the ClipCursor API call - Make sure you undo any clipping when your window is deactivated or minimized.

answered Mar 30 '11 at 09:20

Erik

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Thank you for your quick reply. I am however not developing an application, I was hoping to use a browser window or something to clip the mouse courser. Maybe I should clarify that in the post. – John Magistr Mar 30 '11 at 09:28
@John: Can you _imagine_ if web browsers and web scripts were allowed to clip the cursor? My god. – Lightness Races in Orbit Mar 30 '11 at 09:32
No, that's why I was looking for a Windows app that did it. – John Magistr Mar 30 '11 at 09:58

Limit mouse movement to one window only

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