diff -r 39a6dd1136c6 sdl.c
--- a/sdl.c	Thu May 04 04:13:13 2006 +0000
+++ b/sdl.c	Thu May 04 21:30:11 2006 -0500
@@ -280,13 +280,18 @@ static void sdl_update_caption(void)
 
 static void sdl_hide_cursor(void)
 {
-    SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_hidden);
+    if (kbd_mouse_is_absolute()) {
+	SDL_ShowCursor(1);
+	SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_hidden);
+    } else {
+	SDL_ShowCursor(0);
+    }
 }
 
 static void sdl_show_cursor(void)
 {
     if (!kbd_mouse_is_absolute()) {
-	SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_normal);
+	SDL_ShowCursor(1);
     }
 }