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Workaround for buggy mouse cursor with RDP #625

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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions Sources/OvWindowing/src/OvWindowing/Window.cpp
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#include <stdexcept>

#if defined(_WIN32)
#include <windows.h>
#endif

std::unordered_map<GLFWwindow*, OvWindowing::Window*> OvWindowing::Window::__WINDOWS_MAP;

OvWindowing::Window::Window(const Context::Device& p_device, const Settings::WindowSettings& p_windowSettings) :
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void OvWindowing::Window::SetCursorMode(Cursor::ECursorMode p_cursorMode)
{
m_cursorMode = p_cursorMode;

// Workaround to avoid mouse issues with RDP sessions on Windows. (https://github.com/glfw/glfw/issues/2463)
// This effectively disable the DISABLED cursor mode when in a remote session.
// This is far from ideal, but at least it prevents the mouse from going crazy,
// which keeps the application usable.
#if defined(_WIN32)
if (p_cursorMode == Cursor::ECursorMode::DISABLED && GetSystemMetrics(SM_REMOTESESSION))
{
return;
}
#endif

glfwSetInputMode(m_glfwWindow, GLFW_CURSOR, static_cast<int>(p_cursorMode));
}

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