Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates
OK, did another web search relating to this now, and found the following page: http://atcoalition.org/article/large-computer-pointerscursors Either way, there they mention that on windows, if you go to mouse pointer options, there's an option you can enable/turn on: Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key And it apparently makes the mouse cursor turn into a relatively visible bulls eye type pointer then...? Also means that if partially sighted guys find the right .cur file to maybe replace the specifically used bullseye file with, they should easily enough be able to implement something like a large cross hair cursor based on a keystroke as such, using built in windows functionality. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Jacob Kruger jac...@mailzone.co.za To: python-win32@python.org Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates Ok, just tested it using win32gui.GetCursorPos function, and it does seem to obtain coordinates outside primary window as well, so let's see - thanks. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Tim Roberts t...@probo.com To: Python-Win32 List python-win32@python.org Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates Jacob Kruger wrote: Wondering off-hand if there's a simple/easy way to obtain mouse cursor coordinates, and, also, how simple is it to interact with operating system, in terms of if the mouse cursor is in fact outside the GUI as such - if that makes sense? win32gui.GetCursorPos will return the current mouse position in screen coordinates. Your second question is not clear to me. An application does not receive mouse messages when the mouse goes outside its window, unless it is using mouse capture. If you click on a button control and hold the mouse button down, then drag the mouse outside the button, you'll notice that the button window stays depressed until you release the mouse. That happens because the button control captures the mouse. All mouse messages are directed only to the button until it releases capture, which it will do when the mouse button is released. Beyond that, you'll have to ask a more specific question. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
[python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates
Wondering off-hand if there's a simple/easy way to obtain mouse cursor coordinates, and, also, how simple is it to interact with operating system, in terms of if the mouse cursor is in fact outside the GUI as such - if that makes sense? TIA Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates
Jacob Kruger wrote: Wondering off-hand if there's a simple/easy way to obtain mouse cursor coordinates, and, also, how simple is it to interact with operating system, in terms of if the mouse cursor is in fact outside the GUI as such - if that makes sense? win32gui.GetCursorPos will return the current mouse position in screen coordinates. Your second question is not clear to me. An application does not receive mouse messages when the mouse goes outside its window, unless it is using mouse capture. If you click on a button control and hold the mouse button down, then drag the mouse outside the button, you'll notice that the button window stays depressed until you release the mouse. That happens because the button control captures the mouse. All mouse messages are directed only to the button until it releases capture, which it will do when the mouse button is released. Beyond that, you'll have to ask a more specific question. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates
Thanks. What primarily meant is wondered if an app would only be able to get hold of mouse cursor coordinates if mouse cursor was over parts of it's interface, or would it still be able to get real coordinates, as opposed to relative coordinates even if the mouse moved out off it's interface/window, etc.? This is partly since another VI guy was asking me about a way to in fact sort of track mouse cursor movement over other parts of the operating system as such, since while you can do certain similar things using various screen reader software packages, they're not exactly what he was looking for, and this also makes me again wonder, related to second part of question, how possible would it be to do something like get the app to run off somewhere like the system tray, but still catch certain keystrokes? Alternatively, I suppose it could just run in background, but not hidden/minimised as such, but don't think that would help it catch certain keystroke combinations as such. Sorry if these are silly questions...smile Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Tim Roberts t...@probo.com To: Python-Win32 List python-win32@python.org Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates Jacob Kruger wrote: Wondering off-hand if there's a simple/easy way to obtain mouse cursor coordinates, and, also, how simple is it to interact with operating system, in terms of if the mouse cursor is in fact outside the GUI as such - if that makes sense? win32gui.GetCursorPos will return the current mouse position in screen coordinates. Your second question is not clear to me. An application does not receive mouse messages when the mouse goes outside its window, unless it is using mouse capture. If you click on a button control and hold the mouse button down, then drag the mouse outside the button, you'll notice that the button window stays depressed until you release the mouse. That happens because the button control captures the mouse. All mouse messages are directed only to the button until it releases capture, which it will do when the mouse button is released. Beyond that, you'll have to ask a more specific question. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates
Ok, just tested it using win32gui.GetCursorPos function, and it does seem to obtain coordinates outside primary window as well, so let's see - thanks. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Tim Roberts t...@probo.com To: Python-Win32 List python-win32@python.org Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates Jacob Kruger wrote: Wondering off-hand if there's a simple/easy way to obtain mouse cursor coordinates, and, also, how simple is it to interact with operating system, in terms of if the mouse cursor is in fact outside the GUI as such - if that makes sense? win32gui.GetCursorPos will return the current mouse position in screen coordinates. Your second question is not clear to me. An application does not receive mouse messages when the mouse goes outside its window, unless it is using mouse capture. If you click on a button control and hold the mouse button down, then drag the mouse outside the button, you'll notice that the button window stays depressed until you release the mouse. That happens because the button control captures the mouse. All mouse messages are directed only to the button until it releases capture, which it will do when the mouse button is released. Beyond that, you'll have to ask a more specific question. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] mouse cursor coordinates
Jacob Kruger wrote: Ok, just tested it using win32gui.GetCursorPos function, and it does seem to obtain coordinates outside primary window as well, so let's see - thanks. Right -- you can go fetch the coordinates any time, no matter where the mouse is on the desktop. But you only get mouse messages when the cursor is over your window (unless you have captured it). -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
