There's an accessibility option built into Windows to do something like this. Look under Control Panel->Mouse->Options, and you should see an option to highlight the mouse cursor when the CTRL key is pressed.
Roger "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:AANLkTi=y0mX86gcR67Ot=szzdjq1mfhvuzx-+xrs8...@mail.gmail.com... > Hello all, > I have been on the list for quite a while, but rarely post. > I have sort of a strange question. My sister is visually impaired. She > can read print, but finding the mouse pointer is often quite difficult > so she has to move the mouse up to the top left of the screen (it will > stop there so she knows where it is) a lot. I am wondering if I can > write a small python script which would do the following: > 1. At a global keystroke, turn the pointer into a very large, easy-to-see > image. > 2. As soon as the mouse moves a set distance, the custom image would > disappear and the normal pointer would return. > 3. Offer the option to force the pointer into a set position, such as > the top left corner or the center of the screen, at another global > keystroke. > 4. The mouse movement should not care about which window it is in, > which is why I figure I will use pythonwin32 instead of a gui package > like wx. > > TIA for any information or suggestions. Also, if you know of a program > already out there that does this, please let me know so I do not go > re-inventing the wheel. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32