Re: [AD] Is al_set_mouse_range any useful?

[Evert Glebbeek <eglebbk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Well, first, there would now be a way to allow the mouse to move  
> freely
> again after being constrained (which is why I didn't think the  
> allegro 4
> set_mouse_range would confine movement - you could never undo it again
> in that case).

Yes you can: set_mouse_range(0,0,SCREEN_W-1, SCREEN_H-1), which is  
the default setting (see the docs).

> And second, there would be a parameter to specify the window to  
> which to
> confine the mouse, in the case of multiple windows.

Well, I think multiple windows are something that should be  
considered, but it's a separate issue to wether or not the current  
functionality is broken or not (it isn't). I think there are other  
concerns in trapping the mouse in a particular window, let alone a  
region within the window, that we should think about. We probably do  
need to give the programmer the option of trapping the mouse within  
the application window because there are cases where it's useful  
(although I still hate it personally).

Evert