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Keep the cursor at default shape during drag and drop operation in windows forms c#

I am doing a simple drag and drop operation in windows forms. Whenever I start the operation the cursor changes shape. I know this is directly related to the DragDropEffects and I can't find an option that results in the default cursor. Can anybody help? Here is the code:
a.MouseDown += new MouseEventHandler(ButtonDown);
a.DragEnter += new DragEventHandler(ButtonDragEnter);
a.AllowDrop = true;
and here are the functions:
private void ButtonDown(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
PictureBox p = (PictureBox)sender;
ButtonClick(sender, e);
p.DoDragDrop(p.BackColor, DragDropEffects.All);
}
private void ButtonDragEnter(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
e.Data.GetFormats();
e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None;
Color c = new Color();
c = (Color) e.Data.GetData(c.GetType());
ButtonClick(sender, e,c);
}

Ok answered my own question here:
You first need to add an event to giveFeedBack:
a.GiveFeedback += new GiveFeedbackEventHandler(DragSource_GiveFeedback);
and here is the feedback function:
private void DragSource_GiveFeedback(object sender, GiveFeedbackEventArgs e)
{
e.UseDefaultCursors = false;
}

Hide Cursor on being moveless for certain amount of time and show it again on move

I want to hide the cursor after a certain time (if the mouse is not moving), and I want to show the cursor when I move the mouse in a picturebox. I just can't get it to work... This is what I have tried:
// this Never seem to hide the cursor
private void picBox_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
Cursor.Show();
tim.Stop();
tim.Start();
}
private void tim_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Cursor.Hide();
tim.Stop();
}
-
// works but in this case I want cursor.ico to be a resource
private void picBox_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;
tim.Stop();
tim.Start();
}
private void tim_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Cursor.Current = new Cursor("cursor.ico");
tim.Stop();
}
-
// Properties.Resources.cursor gives an error even though I added it to my resources
// cannot convert from 'System.Drawing.Icon' to 'System.IntPtr'
private void picBox_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;
tim.Stop();
tim.Start();
}
private void tim_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Cursor.Current = new Cursor(Properties.Resources.cursor);
tim.Stop();
}

You need to have a timer and handle its Tick event. In the Tick event, check if the last movement of the mouse was before the certain time, then hide the cursor using Cursor.Hide(). Also handle MouseMove of the PictureBox and show the cursor using Cursor.Show() method.
Note: Don't forget to enable the timer and set Interval of timer to a short value, for example 300 and change duration value in the following code, for a shorter/longer inactive time:
DateTime? lastMovement;
bool hidden = false;
int duration = 2;
void pictureBox1_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
lastMovement = DateTime.Now;
if (hidden)
{
Cursor.Show();
hidden = false;
}
}
private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!lastMovement.HasValue)
return;
TimeSpan elaped = DateTime.Now - lastMovement.Value;
if (elaped >= TimeSpan.FromSeconds(duration) && !hidden)
{
Cursor.Hide();
hidden = true;
}
}

Drag and drop C# not working properly

I got myself drag and drop functionality in my little card game. I want just like in the windows card games to be able to drag and drop my cards. Now, I simply tried to make the drag and drop, but it's acting weird. The card is a custom control called Card.
I first will explain it:
1. I hold my mouse button on the card
2. It moves to another location (without me moving the mouse).
3. The card now moves correctly, but when I release the mouse button, the card will be at that position, but it won't be the position of my mouse since it was off when I clicked.
This is my code:
public void CardMouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Button == System.Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Left)
{
cardClickInitLocation = ((Card)sender).Location;
}
}
public void CardMouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
}
public void CardMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Button == System.Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Left)
{
((Card)sender).Left = e.X + ((Card)sender).Left - cardClickInitLocation.X;
((Card)sender).Top = e.Y + ((Card)sender).Top - cardClickInitLocation.Y;
}
}
I used my mouseup event before but it's not needed with this method. I cannot see what I could've done wrong.

Fixed it!
Added this to the class:
private Size mouseOffset;
private bool clicked = false;
The three events:
public void CardMouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
mouseOffset = new System.Drawing.Size(e.Location);
clicked = true;
}
public void CardMouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
clicked = false;
}
public void CardMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (clicked)
{
System.Drawing.Point newLocationOffset = e.Location - mouseOffset;
((Card)sender).Left += newLocationOffset.X;
((Card)sender).Top += newLocationOffset.Y;
((Card)sender).BringToFront();
}
}

c# Superposed control doesn't fire events

My Windows Forms code has two superposed PictureBoxes: a small X on the top corner of a user-loaded image. I'll call them DelImage and Image, respectively. Like this:
http://imgur.com/fsW7R8i
The DelImage appears (Visible = true) on Image_MouseEnter and disappears on Image_MouseLeave. Now, I want the DelImage to have a custom behavior as well when the mouse enters it, but DelImage never fires events (nor MouseEnter, nor MouseLeave, nor Click). I've tried bringing it to front, but it already is in front of the Image.
Here's some code:
private void picImage_MouseEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
delImage.Visible = true;
}
private void picImage_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
delImage.Visible = false;
}
private void picDelImage_MouseEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
delImage.Visible = true;
this.Cursor = Cursors.Hand;
}
private void picDelImage_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Cursor = Cursors.Arrow;
}
private void picDelImage_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Panel currentPanel = this.tlpImages.Controls["pnlImage"] as Panel;
currentPanel.Visible = false;
}
With this code, the picDelImage events are never reached. I never enter DelImage, apparently because I never leave Image. What can I do to make my PictureBoxes have the expected behavior?

Moving a control within another control's visible area

I have a PictureBox that is inside a TabPage, and of course this TabPage is part of a TabView and this TabView is inside a Form. I want users be able to move this picture box within the tab page. For this I am using the MouseDown, MouseMove and MouseUp events of the picture box:
private void pictureBoxPackageView_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (!_mapPackageIsMoving)
{
_mapPackageIsMoving = true;
}
}
private void pictureBoxPackageView_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if(_mapPackageIsMoving)
{
pictureBoxPackageView.Location = MousePosition; //This is not exact at all!
return;
}
//Some other code for some other stuff when picturebox is not moving...
}
private void pictureBoxPackageView_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (_mapPackageIsMoving)
{
_mapPackageIsMoving = false; //Mouse button is up, end moving!
return;
}
}
But my problem lies in the MouseMove event. As soon as I move mouse after button down, the picture box jumps out of tab page's visible area.
I need to know how to handle the move only within the rectangle of the tab page, and if picture box is being dragged out of tab view's visible area, it shouldn't move anymore unless user brings the mouse inside the tab view's visible rectangle.
Any helps/tips will be appriciated!

You need a variable to hold the original position of the PictureBox:
Modified from a HansPassant answer:
private Point start = Point.Empty;
void pictureBoxPackageView_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
_mapPackageIsMoving = false;
}
void pictureBoxPackageView_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
if (_mapPackageIsMoving) {
pictureBoxPackageView.Location = new Point(
pictureBoxPackageView.Left + (e.X - start.X),
pictureBoxPackageView.Top + (e.Y - start.Y));
}
}
void pictureBoxPackageView_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
start = e.Location;
_mapPackageIsMoving = true;
}