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mouseLoc
the mouseLoc
point equal to the current position of the mouse pointer relative to the current card Examples
get the mouseLoc
if it is within the rect of card button 1 then ...
set the loc of button 1 to mouseLoc()
if the mouseLoc is not within the rect of card window then beep
Demo Script
on mouseLocDemo
set the cursor to arrow
show bkgnd field "demo field"
put "Move the mouse to change the mouseLoc." & return & return &¬
"The mouseLoc is:" && the mouseLoc into bkgnd field "demo field"
put spaces(20) & "Click the mouse to stop . . ." into ¬
line 5 of bkgnd field "demo field"
repeat until the mouseClick
put the mouseLoc into last word of line 3 of ¬
bkgnd field "demo field"
end repeat
hide bkgnd field "demo field"
put empty into bkgnd field "demo field"
end mouseLocDemo
Placeholders
pointHyperTalk DefinitionAn expression that evaluates to a specific screen location, in the form of two integers separated by a comma.
Item 1 of a point is the horizontal offset (in pixels). Item 2 of a point is the vertical offset (in pixels). For example:
91,303
"91,303"
"30" & "," & "100"
the clickLoc
{ 91, 303 }clickLoc
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mouseLoc
