hm_setmouse

Use this command in Tcl procedures to show the user that HyperMesh is working.

Syntax

hm_setmouse flag

Type

HyperMesh Tcl GUI

Description

Use this command in Tcl procedures to show the user that HyperMesh is working. It can also be used to minimize rapid switching of the cursor when many *commands are executed (each one may turn the cursor off then on).

Inputs

flag

0 turns the cursor off (for example, display hourglass)
1 turns the cursor on (display normal cursor)

Example

To create a macro that displays the "wait" (hourglass) cursor while a lengthy, multi-step Tcl procedure runs, and then sets the cursor back to normal again when the procedure finishes:

hm_setmouse 0;
_ lengthy multi-step tcl procedure _
hm_setmouse 1;

Errors

None.