> > I'm trying to build a CBT package for a target program. In the CBT
> > package I move the mouse over a simulated screen of the target
> > program as if the user were actually controlling the real program.
> > I've got the mouse moving OK and I get the mouse to pause over screen
> > objects (using 'wait x secs'). However, during the wait pause, the
> > tooltip doesn't appear even though the mouse is over an object. It
>Hi Peter,
>
>Use the send command. Here is an example:
>
>Create two buttons side by side. In the right hand button put a mouseEnter
>handler that does something e.g beeps. Also, set a toolTip on this button.
>In the left hand button put the following script. Note that the script does
>pause the mouse over the right hand button to allow the toolTip to show.
>However, this is the same when the mouse is under user control.
>
>local lCounter, lMessageId
>
>on mouseUp
> put empty into lCounter
> moveMouse
>end mouseUp
>
>on moveMouse
> if lCounter < 400 then
> set the screenMouseLoc to item 1 of the screenMouseLoc + 1, item 2 of\
> the screenMouseLoc
> send moveMouse to me in 5 milliseconds
> put the result into lMessageId
> add 1 to lCounter
> else
> cancel lMessageId
> send "doNextStage" to me in 2 seconds
> end if
>end moveMouse
>
>on doNextStage
> mouseUp -- don't actually do this or you'll go on forever!
>end doNextStage
>
>Of course, to stop the mouse moving you will have to run the following in
>the message box:
>
>repeat for each line l in the pendingmessages
>cancel item 1 of l
>end repeat
>
>For more information on the send command, check out the "Using the Send
>Command" article on our website:
>
><http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/index.htm>
>
>HTH,
>
>Cheers,
>
>Alan
Thanks for the advice - it looks like something similar I did in
SuperCard in the past!
Regards
Peter
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