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FakeCursor: Mouse for your PPC, on your PPC!

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Saturday, 25 March 2006

What's the one thing missing from ALL PocketPC devices? The ability to use it well with one hand. Don't get me wrong, manufacturers are trying but what's the point when even MS wont fix the OS apps to work without a stylus?

FakeCursor to the rescue!! Ever wanted to have a mouse for your PPC actually ON your PPC? I know I have. Well, while on my trips round t'internet I came across THIS topic over on XDA-Devs. I'm not entirely sure who has made this FakeCursor app but hats off to him (or her), it shows a lot of potential.

The only problem with it at the moment is that it won't work with the onscreen keyboard and that softkeys and call/answer keys can't be mapped to their original functions.

I have it running on the g-Smart at the moment and have mapped a long press on the OK button to activate it and then another press on OK to exit it. With a bit of tweaking it'd be a must have for all!

Installation is simple, copy the .exe onto the phone and run it. When it first runs, it installs links in the Programs menu and give you a settings dialog. I recommend the settings pictured above but each to their own. After you OK that, run it again and you'll see the cursor. You can also customise the cursor icon by adding new .cur files into the same directory as the .exe file. Simple :)

Direct download HERE.
Oh and you can download the cursor i used above HERE.

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Martin said:

	I downloaded v1.03 to use on my O2 xda Graphite phone (WM6) so I could try and use my TomTom software. When i run fakecursor it asks to install and then brings up the setting screen as you show but i dont see the full screen and cannot change the settings or select OK ??. Any ideas..... i'm beggining to think that the O2 Graphite is just a very poor smartphone ??
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BUDZIK POL said:

	USE THIS SETTING SCREEN AND CUSTONIZE ALL OPTIONS. NEXT - RESTART YOUR PHONE PLACE CURSOR ICON NEXT TO FAKECURSOR.EXE , LINK : http://www.msmobilenews.com/up...wh_cur.cur , THEN START FAKECURSOR.EXE .... AND EVERYTHING WORKS GREAT ON ME G500 PORTEGE. 3MSIE
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