How to get cursor shape?

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How can I get cursor shape when application minimized?

on hotkey I call:

qDebug() << "mouse (" << QCursor::pos().x() <<  "x" << QCursor::pos().y() << ")" << this->cursor().shape();

QCursor::pos() - is right, but cursor().shape() - always return "ArrowCursor" (even within the application).

How can I get real shape or cursor pixmap (Windows, MacOS)?

From Qt Assistant: "`QCursor::pixmap() const` Returns the cursor pixmap. This is only valid if the cursor is a pixmap cursor." Is it? — ilotXXI, Jul 01 '16 at 20:30
@peppe When you want a non-standard cursor based on a standard one (e.g. coloured). Or when you need a non-standard behaviour that should show a standard familiar cursor. — ilotXXI, Jul 01 '16 at 20:33
@ilotXXI: that doesn't sound at all about what OP is asking. OP is asking about getting the cursor shape when the cursor is currently in another application or similar, which is a very strange use case to me. — peppe, Jul 01 '16 at 21:08
@peppe I capture screenshot and need to impose cursor on him over. — user1706674, Jul 01 '16 at 21:17
Ok, in which case I'm afraid you'll need to use platform specific code. There's no way in Qt. (However those platform specific ways should be well documented...) — peppe, Jul 02 '16 at 08:20
@peppe mey be you have some link how to do that in win and osx? — user1706674, Jul 04 '16 at 09:05
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3291167/how-to-make-screen-screenshot-with-win32-in-c plus calls into [GetCursorInfo](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms648389(v=vs.85).aspx) and DrawIcon to draw it. — peppe, Jul 04 '16 at 09:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 01 '16 at 20:33

I don't think you can do this, at least not with Qt.

this->cursor() gives you a QCursor that was set on a certain QWidget using QWidget::setCursor. It's a simple accessor. It does not give you the current cursor being displayed (outside your program, window, not even outside the widget).

How to get cursor shape?

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