#1741 FOTAQ: DC: Can't Navigate Pointer in Journal Menu

[MetaFox]

In the 24-08-2004 CVS build for Dreamcast, when viewing
the journal in Flight of the Amazon Queen to load or
save a game, the mouse pointer freezes.

You can navigate the menu by pressing the mouse button
or the A key on the controller, then moving the cursor,
then repeating. If you just try to move the cursor on
it's own, it doesn't show it's position on the screen.

[Gregory Montoir]

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I suspect the main loop in Journal not doing all what's needed
for the Dreamcast port. As I am not familiar with this
backend ; Marcus, can you look at journal.cpp lines 65-84
and see if you notice something wrong ?

[Gregory Montoir]

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Ok, I have an idea. I suppose that, contrary to the SDL
backend, in order to the refresh the new pointer position on
the screen, you have to call OSystem::updateScreen()...

I just added a call to it in Journal. Can someone test if the
problem is still there ?

[Marcus Comstedt]

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I haven't tested the new code, but I can confirm that you do
need to call updateScreen() for the mouse pointer to be
redrawn. poll_event() will just update the internal
position variables.

[Gregory Montoir]

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So, is the problem still there ?

[Max Horn]

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Mickey McMurray / metafox -- please respond!

[MetaFox]

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Sorry for the late response time.

It works like a charm now.