aa_hidecursor(3)

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💅 aa_hidecursor(3) — Library Functions Manual

okay so bestie, welcome to the aa_hidecursor page 🫶 this one lives in section 3 of the manual, and it's literally the teeniest little function you ever did see. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

aa_hidecursor — hide the hardware cursor.

that's it. that's the whole job. it hides the cursor. iconic behaviour honestly 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <aalib.h>

void aa_hidecursor(aa_context *c);

like, look at her. one line. no return value. no drama. she simply does the thing ✨

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

  • aa_context *c — this is the AA-lib context you want to operate on, bestie. it's the lil' bundle of state that tells AA-lib which screen/driver/whatever you're talking about. you gotta hand her the context or she has no idea where to hide anything 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Hide the hardware cursor. ✨

that's the vibe. she reaches in and makes that blinking lil' cursor go poof on the actual hardware level, not just in your imagination.

⚠️ real talk though: this function may be ignored by some drivers. so don't come for her if your cursor is still vibing there — some drivers just did not get the memo and there is nothing she can do about it 😭

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole friend group, fr fr — go read these too:

(and yeah, aa_showcursor(3) is right there — she's the reverse-girlie, go say hi 💜)

🦋 sign-off 🦋

this page was generated by c2man from aalib.h, dated 8 September 1999 — vintage queen behaviour, honestly 👑 she's been serving cursor-hiding realness since the 90s and she's still here. periodt. 💖✨🎀

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