How to put .bmp file to .cur file in VS

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How to put .bmp file to .cur file in VS

BitSmithy 2,206

Hello,

I am traing to make a custom cursor for my UWP app.

I created a dll project in c++, and next added curor file to the project.

I opened this cursor file in Visual Studio inbuild editor.

But this VS editor is very poor and dificult to use. I want to make my cursor in Paint (or something similiar) and next put (copy/paste, import, etc) bitmap tu vs cursor file.

How can I do such operation.

Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-11-21T09:58:12.98+00:00

Hello @BitSmithy ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

May I first confirm this issue. Do you mean you want to combine the picture(bitmap) into a cursor file, like "coping" a picture to another file? If so, I think directly copy-paste may be not possible, perhaps we need to import the bitmap file by using code or some extensions.
It will be useful for us to check or test if you can share us some screenshots or related code.
BitSmithy 2,206 Reputation points

2023-11-21T10:30:13.2+00:00

I put my VS screen. I would like to copy/paste or import bitmap from disc. If there is other solution to put here already made cursor icon, please answer how to do it.

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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-11-21T09:58:12.98+00:00

Hello @BitSmithy ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

May I first confirm this issue. Do you mean you want to combine the picture(bitmap) into a cursor file, like "coping" a picture to another file? If so, I think directly copy-paste may be not possible, perhaps we need to import the bitmap file by using code or some extensions.
It will be useful for us to check or test if you can share us some screenshots or related code.
BitSmithy 2,206 Reputation points

2023-11-21T10:30:13.2+00:00

I put my VS screen. I would like to copy/paste or import bitmap from disc. If there is other solution to put here already made cursor icon, please answer how to do it.

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Castorix31 90,686

Use any graphic tool to create/edit cursors

I use MicroAngelo, but there are dozens

Then you create a resource DLL in VC++, you add your cursor with a resource ID, generate the .res,

add the .res to UWP project in .csproj :

 <Win32Resource>DLL_Resources.res</Win32Resource>

then you can use it with the resource ID :

 Window.Current.CoreWindow.PointerCursor =
     new Windows.UI.Core.CoreCursor(Windows.UI.Core.CoreCursorType.Custom, 101);

Test with a red cross :

CustomCursor

BitSmithy 2,206 Reputation points

2023-11-22T11:06:22.1866667+00:00

I found that I can use graphic tool to create/edit cursors or any converter .BMP --> .CUR to convert image file to

.cur file. Next I must add this resource to project using Right click on Resource files> Add > Add existing.

This answer helped so I sign it as accepted.

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