Ok, figured out workaround that does pretty much what I want: win32api.GetLastInputInfo()
That seems to return time stamp of last user interaction, including mouse moving, clicking, keyboard input, app switching, etc. stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: Jacob Kruger To: python-win32@python.org Sent: Tuesday, 18 February, 2014 9:59 PM Subject: [python-win32] win32gui cursor position tracking etc. Firstly, I know the following can retrieve mouse cursor position coordinates easily enough: import win32gui tPos = win32gui.GetCursorPos() But, while something like .GetCursorInfo looks promising, I am struggling to find more info about what the first two returned items are - one of them seems to be an integer which almost matches the same value you get returned using just .GetCursor(), but, the main thing is while the mouse cursor coordinates are useful, etc., the main thing I actually want to be able to retrieve at this stage is the current position/coordinates of either the currently focused item, or the keyboard/PC cursor - as in, for example, if your mouse is hovering higher up on screen, but, lower down you're typing text in some or other text box, etc., and, primary issue is that I would prefer to just be able to track the cursor itself, since the control elements/interface the user may be involved in using will be a separate piece of software, etc. - as in, I actually want to do something more along the lines of double checking if the computer is in active use, and, while am pretty sure wouldn't be able to intercept keystrokes - don't want to- but something similar to being able to easily track position/coordinates of mouse cursor is what am trying to implement, and issue is also that for example with forms of accessibility software like my screenreader, I might at times not really use the mouse cursor for quite a while at all, since I primarily just navigate whole operating system using cursor and tab keys, along with keyboard invocation of menu systems, control shortcut keys, etc.. Suggestions? Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
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