Windows NT Registry: Making An X-Window-Like Mouse Pointer

By editing the Registry, you can make an X-Window-like Mouse Pointer that will get the focus of any window under its "pointing pixel." The following Registry Key must be Merged from a properly formatted *.REG file:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    &bsol;&bsol;Control Panel&bsol;&bsol;Mouse            &quot;ActiveWindowTracking&quot;=&quot;1&quot;

Secondly, you can "snap" your mouse pointer to the default button when a dialog appears. The following Registry Key must be Merged from a properly formatted *.REG file:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    &bsol;&bsol;Control Panel&bsol;&bsol;Mouse            &quot;SnapToDefaultButton&quot;=&quot;1&quot;

The current user should log off and log on before these changes take effect. As of this writing, Microsoft has a complete discussion of this topic at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/
    library/periodic/period99/html/ewn9915.htm

mod date: 2000-12-24T22:28:21.000Z