[python-win32] set mouse pointer to custom image?

[Roger Upole]

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" <mehgcap at gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> 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)
> mehgcap at gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap