How to remove cursor and use the gamepad in a UWP app?

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How to remove cursor and use the gamepad in a UWP app?

Tharun Koti 5

When I run my application on XBOX using Visual Studio I'm getting a cursor by default which I wanted to remove and use the GamePad buttons to move the focus around the app.

I've tried giving this method as well as mentioned in MDN.

this.RequiresPointerMode = Windows.UI.Xaml.ApplicationRequiresPointerMode.WhenRequested;

<Grid>
        <WebView 
            Source="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53377615/uwp-app-use-xbox-controller-instead-of-mouse">
        </WebView>
    </Grid>

Any inputs are appreciated to fix this issue so that focus can be managed using GamePad instead of cursor pointer. Thank you.

Anonymous

2023-05-22T01:21:13.31+00:00

Currently, questions about Xbox development is not supported by the UWP tag. Not sure if it helps but you might try to set RequiresPointer="Never" for your pages.
Tharun Koti 5 Reputation points

2023-05-22T11:10:38.66+00:00

@Anonymous In which file I need to set this value earlier I set the value as
this.RequiresPointerMode = Windows.UI.Xaml.ApplicationRequiresPointerMode.WhenRequested;
in App.xaml.cs file. Do I need to use the same value there as well?

Can you please provide which tag will be more helpful to get the queries resolved that are related to XBOX development.
Anonymous

2023-05-23T01:13:59.9033333+00:00

Set it in all the pages that you don't need a cursor.

Besides, there is no Xbox tag on Microsoft Q&A.
Tharun Koti 5 Reputation points

2023-05-24T04:47:07.4633333+00:00

@Anonymous I wanted the cursor to be disabled throughout the application and Gamepad should only be used for navigation and selection. So, whenever I try to add this part of line into my code it is throwing me some reference error is there any kind of package or CDN that we need to import so that we don't get any kind of errors.

It will be helpful if you provide any kind of example folder where I can take a reference of it and make the changes as per my requirement.
Anonymous

2023-05-24T06:54:46.6233333+00:00

You might check this document: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/input/gamepad-and-remote-interactions#disabling-mouse-mode-for-full-screen-content
Tharun Koti 5 Reputation points

2023-05-26T06:35:35.2766667+00:00
Hi @Anonymous I've gone through the link that has been shared earlier and there it has been mentioned that we need to set the RequiresPointer = 'null' in the page wherever we don't want the default cursor. Currently, I've only one file where I'm defining the <page> tag that is in MainPage.xaml file.

<Page x:Class="XBOX_App2.MainPage" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:local="using:XBOX_App2" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" RequiresPointer="Never" mc:Ignorable="d" Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">

I've tried with this code by mentioning the

RequiresPointer="Never"

But still when I launch the application I'm able to see the pointer on the screen. I wanted it to be disabled totally throughout the application. Since this is the first time I'm working on the UWP app development, please help me if I'm doing anything wrong.

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Anonymous

2023-05-22T01:21:13.31+00:00

Currently, questions about Xbox development is not supported by the UWP tag. Not sure if it helps but you might try to set RequiresPointer="Never" for your pages.
Tharun Koti 5 Reputation points

2023-05-22T11:10:38.66+00:00

@Anonymous In which file I need to set this value earlier I set the value as
this.RequiresPointerMode = Windows.UI.Xaml.ApplicationRequiresPointerMode.WhenRequested;
in App.xaml.cs file. Do I need to use the same value there as well?

Can you please provide which tag will be more helpful to get the queries resolved that are related to XBOX development.
Anonymous

2023-05-23T01:13:59.9033333+00:00

Set it in all the pages that you don't need a cursor.

Besides, there is no Xbox tag on Microsoft Q&A.
Tharun Koti 5 Reputation points

2023-05-24T04:47:07.4633333+00:00

@Anonymous I wanted the cursor to be disabled throughout the application and Gamepad should only be used for navigation and selection. So, whenever I try to add this part of line into my code it is throwing me some reference error is there any kind of package or CDN that we need to import so that we don't get any kind of errors.

It will be helpful if you provide any kind of example folder where I can take a reference of it and make the changes as per my requirement.
Anonymous

2023-05-24T06:54:46.6233333+00:00

You might check this document: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/input/gamepad-and-remote-interactions#disabling-mouse-mode-for-full-screen-content
Tharun Koti 5 Reputation points

2023-05-26T06:35:35.2766667+00:00

Hi @Anonymous I've gone through the link that has been shared earlier and there it has been mentioned that we need to set the RequiresPointer = 'null' in the page wherever we don't want the default cursor. Currently, I've only one file where I'm defining the <page> tag that is in MainPage.xaml file.

<Page x:Class="XBOX_App2.MainPage" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:local="using:XBOX_App2" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" RequiresPointer="Never" mc:Ignorable="d" Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">

I've tried with this code by mentioning the

RequiresPointer="Never"

But still when I launch the application I'm able to see the pointer on the screen. I wanted it to be disabled totally throughout the application. Since this is the first time I'm working on the UWP app development, please help me if I'm doing anything wrong.

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