mouseLoc

the mouseLoc

Value returned: a 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

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

HyperTalk Definition

An 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

AppleScript Definition

An expression that evaluates to a specific screen location, in the form of a list with two integer elements. For example:

{ 91, 303 }

clickLoc

Version 0.8b4 (July 4, 2025)