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Simulating mouse input programmatically in OS X

February 22, 2023 by Tarik

Yes, it is possible. You can use the Quartz Event Services to simulate input events. Assuming C, I wrote this quick example: #include <ApplicationServices/ApplicationServices.h> #include <unistd.h> int main() { // Move to 200×200 CGEventRef move1 = CGEventCreateMouseEvent( NULL, kCGEventMouseMoved, CGPointMake(200, 200), kCGMouseButtonLeft // ignored ); // Move to 250×250 CGEventRef move2 = CGEventCreateMouseEvent( NULL, kCGEventMouseMoved, … Read more

What does it mean to “Capture the mouse” in WPF?

February 12, 2023 by Tarik

From Capture and Uncapture the Mouse on MSDN: When an object captures the mouse, all mouse related events are treated as if the object with mouse capture perform the event, even if the mouse pointer is over another object. Only the capturing control receives the mouse events until released. Capturing the mouse is useful for … Read more

Java Mouse Event Right Click

January 21, 2023 by Tarik

To avoid any ambiguity, use the utilities methods from SwingUtilities : SwingUtilities.isLeftMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent) SwingUtilities.isRightMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent) SwingUtilities.isMiddleMouseButton(MouseEvent anEvent)

How to get mouse position in jQuery without mouse-events?

December 28, 2022 by Tarik

I don’t believe there’s a way to query the mouse position, but you can use a mousemove handler that just stores the information away, so you can query the stored information. jQuery(function($) { var currentMousePos = { x: -1, y: -1 }; $(document).mousemove(function(event) { currentMousePos.x = event.pageX; currentMousePos.y = event.pageY; }); // ELSEWHERE, your code … Read more

Change the mouse cursor on mouse over to anchor-like style

December 20, 2022 by Tarik

Assuming your div has an id=”myDiv”, add the following to your CSS. The cursor: pointer specifies that the cursor should be the same hand icon that is use for anchors (hyperlinks): CSS to Add #myDiv { cursor: pointer; } You can simply add the cursor style to your div‘s HTML like this: <div style=”cursor: pointer”> … Read more

Get Mouse Position

December 15, 2022 by Tarik

MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation() might be helpful. It returns a Point object corresponding to current mouse position.

How can I detect when the mouse leaves the window?

December 10, 2022 by Tarik

Please keep in mind that my answer has aged a lot. This type of behavior is usually desired while implementing drag-drop behavior on an html page. The solution below was tested on IE 8.0.6, FireFox 3.6.6, Opera 10.53, and Safari 4 on an MS Windows XP machine. First a little function from Peter-Paul Koch; cross … Read more

Determine which element the mouse pointer is on top of in JavaScript

November 21, 2022 by Tarik

DEMO There’s a really cool function called document.elementFromPoint which does what it sounds like. What we need is to find the x and y coords of the mouse and then call it using those values: document.addEventListener(‘mousemove’, e => { console.clear() console.log( document.elementFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY) ) }, {passive: true}) [class^=’level’]{ width: 100px; height: 100px; padding: 15px; background: … Read more

Move the mouse pointer to a specific position?

November 18, 2022 by Tarik

You cannot move the mousepointer with javascript. Just think about the implications for a second, if you could 😉 User thinks: “hey I’d like to click this link” Javascript moves mousecursor to another link User clicks wrong link and inadvertently downloads malware that formats his c-drive and eats his candy

JavaScript: Check if mouse button down?

November 14, 2022 by Tarik

Regarding Pax’ solution: it doesn’t work if user clicks more than one button intentionally or accidentally. Don’t ask me how I know :-(. The correct code should be like that: var mouseDown = 0; document.body.onmousedown = function() { ++mouseDown; } document.body.onmouseup = function() { –mouseDown; } With the test like this: if(mouseDown){ // crikey! isn’t … Read more