lordmauve / lordmauve/pgzero

Add methods/attributes to `mouse` builtin

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Description

We already have mouse but it is an Enum. We could add more methods like

>>> mouse.current_pos 
(548, 139)
>>> mouse.visible
False
>>> mouse.visible = not mouse.visible
>>> mouse.recent_pos
collections.deque([(521, 119), (538, 127), (548, 139)])

This would let us map mouse buttons to our constants, track recent cursor positions, etc, set cursor using image names...

Originally posted by @lordmauve in https://github.com/lordmauve/pgzero/issues/316#issuecomment-2600796992

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The issue concerns extending the existing mouse Enum with cursor position, visibility, recent-position tracking, button mapping, and cursor-image support. No files, tests, or entry points are named; first locate the mouse builtin and its Enum definition, then clarify which attributes are in scope and what behavior and tests would define completion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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