Creating a Customized Mouse Pointer

Aside from using pre-defined mouse pointers such as Cursors.Arrow and Cursors.Cross, you can also use customized mouse pointers in Visual F#. Follow these steps for a simple example:

1. Download a cursor creator software such as Axialis CursorWorkShop or Icon Craft.

2. Create a .cur file and name it “pointer.cur”.

3. Start Visual F#>Create a new Project.

4. Enter the following codes:

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1. // Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net  
2. //specifies the memory location of the class files  
3. //that will be needed in our application  
4. open System.Collections.Generic  
5. open System  
6. open System.Windows.Forms  
7. open System.ComponentModel  
8. open System.Drawing  
9. let mouseform = new Form(Text="Cutom Mouse Pointer",AutoScaleDimensions=new System.Drawing.SizeF(60.0F, 13.0F),ClientSize=new System.Drawing.Size(300, 250),StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen)  
10. //creates our control  
11. let exitbutton=new Button(Text="Exit", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(200, 200))  
12. let customcur=new System.Windows.Forms.Cursor("pointer.cur")  
13. mouseform.MouseHover.Add(fun cutom->mouseform.Cursor<-customcur)   
14. mouseform.Controls.Add(exitbutton)                                                                                                  
15. exitbutton.Click.Add(fun quit->mouseform.Close())                                                            
16. //executes our application  
17. Application.Run(mouseform)  

// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net
//specifies the memory location of the class files
//that will be needed in our application
open System.Collections.Generic
open System
open System.Windows.Forms
open System.ComponentModel
open System.Drawing
let mouseform = new Form(Text="Cutom Mouse Pointer",AutoScaleDimensions=new System.Drawing.SizeF(60.0F, 13.0F),ClientSize=new System.Drawing.Size(300, 250),StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen)
//creates our control
let exitbutton=new Button(Text="Exit", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(200, 200))
let customcur=new System.Windows.Forms.Cursor("pointer.cur")
mouseform.MouseHover.Add(fun cutom->mouseform.Cursor<-customcur) 
mouseform.Controls.Add(exitbutton)                                                                                                
exitbutton.Click.Add(fun quit->mouseform.Close())                                                          
//executes our application
Application.Run(mouseform)

5. Click the Open Folder>bin>debug> then copy and paste pointer.cur.

6. Run your application

Printing an Image Data

To print an image or text, use a PrintDocument control. To following example shows how to print an image data, using a PrintDocument control.

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1. // Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net  
2. //specifies the memory location of the class files  
3. //that will be needed in our application  
4. open System.Collections.Generic  
5. open System  
6. open System.Windows.Forms  
7. open System.ComponentModel  
8. open System.Drawing  
9. open System.Drawing.Printing  
10.   
11. open System.Drawing.Imaging  
12. let imageform = new Form(Text="Print Form",AutoScaleDimensions=new System.Drawing.SizeF(60.0F, 13.0F),ClientSize=new System.Drawing.Size(300, 250),StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen)  
13. //creates our control  
14. let exitbutton=new Button(Text="Exit", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(200, 200))  
15. let loadbutton=new Button(Text="Load", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(120, 200))  
16. let prnbutton=new Button(Text="Print", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(40, 200))  
17. let pic=new PictureBox(SizeMode=PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage,Location=new System.Drawing.Point(20, 20),BorderStyle=BorderStyle.FixedSingle,Size=new System.Drawing.Size(100, 100))  
18. let label=new Label(AutoSize=true,Location=new System.Drawing.Point(0, 120))  
19. let dlg=new OpenFileDialog()  
20. let gr=imageform.CreateGraphics()  
21. let prn=new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument()  
22. imageform .Controls.Add(pic)  
23. imageform.Controls.Add(loadbutton)  
24. imageform.Controls.Add(label)  
25. imageform.Controls.Add(prnbutton)  
26. imageform.Controls.Add(exitbutton)  
27. //sends the data to the printer  
28. prnbutton.Click.Add(fun startprint->prn.Print())  
29.   
30. loadbutton.Click.Add(fun load->  
31. //filter dialog result  
32. dlg.Filter <- "JPEG Images (*.jpg,*.jpeg)|*.jpg;*.jpeg|Gif Images (*.gif)|*.gif"  
33. //adds title to your dialog box  
34.                    dlg.Title<-"Select an Image File"  
35.                    if dlg.ShowDialog()=DialogResult.OK then  
36. //creates a bitmap object  
37. //assigns the image selected by the user as its value  
38.                       let bmp=new System.Drawing.Bitmap(dlg.FileName)  
39.                       bmp.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.RotateNoneFlipNone)  
40. //assigns the loaded image as a picturebox value  
41.                       pic.Image<-bmp  
42. //displays the image url in our label  
43.                       label.Text<-"\t\tFilename:" + Convert.ToString(Convert.ToChar(32))+ (dlg.FileName))   
44. //specifies the data to be printed  
45. //in this case our image                        
46. prn.PrintPage.Add(fun printdata->gr.DrawImage(pic.Image,10,10))  
47. //close the form                                                                                                          
48. exitbutton.Click.Add(fun quit->imageform.Close())                                           
49. [<stathread>]                      
50. //executes our application  
51. Application.Run(imageform)  
52. </stathread>  

// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net
//specifies the memory location of the class files
//that will be needed in our application
open System.Collections.Generic
open System
open System.Windows.Forms
open System.ComponentModel
open System.Drawing
open System.Drawing.Printing

open System.Drawing.Imaging
let imageform = new Form(Text="Print Form",AutoScaleDimensions=new System.Drawing.SizeF(60.0F, 13.0F),ClientSize=new System.Drawing.Size(300, 250),StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen)
//creates our control
let exitbutton=new Button(Text="Exit", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(200, 200))
let loadbutton=new Button(Text="Load", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(120, 200))
let prnbutton=new Button(Text="Print", Location=new System.Drawing.Point(40, 200))
let pic=new PictureBox(SizeMode=PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage,Location=new System.Drawing.Point(20, 20),BorderStyle=BorderStyle.FixedSingle,Size=new System.Drawing.Size(100, 100))
let label=new Label(AutoSize=true,Location=new System.Drawing.Point(0, 120))
let dlg=new OpenFileDialog()
let gr=imageform.CreateGraphics()
let prn=new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument()
imageform .Controls.Add(pic)
imageform.Controls.Add(loadbutton)
imageform.Controls.Add(label)
imageform.Controls.Add(prnbutton)
imageform.Controls.Add(exitbutton)
//sends the data to the printer
prnbutton.Click.Add(fun startprint->prn.Print())

loadbutton.Click.Add(fun load->
//filter dialog result
dlg.Filter <- "JPEG Images (*.jpg,*.jpeg)|*.jpg;*.jpeg|Gif Images (*.gif)|*.gif"
//adds title to your dialog box
                   dlg.Title<-"Select an Image File"
                   if dlg.ShowDialog()=DialogResult.OK then
//creates a bitmap object
//assigns the image selected by the user as its value
                      let bmp=new System.Drawing.Bitmap(dlg.FileName)
                      bmp.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.RotateNoneFlipNone)
//assigns the loaded image as a picturebox value
                      pic.Image<-bmp
//displays the image url in our label
                      label.Text<-"\t\tFilename:" + Convert.ToString(Convert.ToChar(32))+ (dlg.FileName)) 
//specifies the data to be printed
//in this case our image                      
prn.PrintPage.Add(fun printdata->gr.DrawImage(pic.Image,10,10))
//close the form                                                                                                        
exitbutton.Click.Add(fun quit->imageform.Close())                                         
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//executes our application
Application.Run(imageform)