Re: Set the Cursor Position
Re: Set the Cursor Position
- Subject: Re: Set the Cursor Position
- From: Ken Thomases <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:32:32 -0500
On Aug 19, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Murat Konar <email@hidden> wrote:
>> CGDisplayMoveCursorToPoint(CGDirectDisplayID display, CGPoint point);
>>
>> But heed the other's hints that, except for special classes of software
>> (like a VNC app), software that warps the pointer's location independent of
>> the mouse is much un-loved on the Mac.
>
> One such exception would be 2d or 3d graphics apps, where it's
> expected to have a tool that allows the user to click and drag to
> scale or rotate an object. When such a tool is active, one might
> respond to drag events by modifying the model to match the mouse
> movement, then warping the cursor back to its original position.
For that, you probably want to disassociate the mouse from the cursor with CGAssociateMouseAndMouseCursorPosition(false) and hide the cursor.
Regards,
Ken
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