flint@cutmcvax.OZ (Danny Baldoni) (07/18/90)
I'm currently developing a project using multiple windows. Combined, these
windows cover the entire screen. What I'd like to know is whether or not
there's any way I can restrict the movement of the cursor so that it can
NEVER (unless I release it) move outside the boundaries of one of those
windows.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Danny Baldoni
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------tjh@bucrf11.bu.edu (Tim Hall) (07/18/90)
In article <156@cutmcvax.OZ>, flint@cutmcvax.OZ (Danny Baldoni) writes: |> |> What I'd like to know is whether or not |> there's any way I can restrict the movement of the cursor so that it can |> NEVER (unless I release it) move outside the boundaries of one of those |> windows. |> Yes, find the boundaries of your window and then use 'setvaluator' to constrain the cursor. For example if the lower left of your window is at xmin/ymin and the upper right is at xmax/ymax the following... setvaluator( MOUSEX, ( xmax - xmin ) / 2, xmin, xmax ); setvaluator( MOUSEY, ( ymax - ymin ) / 2, ymin, ymax ); puts the cursor in the center of the window and constrains it within the window boundaries. However, if there is another window overlapping this window the cursor can enter it. -Tim Hall tjh@bu-pub.bu.edu
thant@horus.esd.sgi.com (Thant Tessman) (07/18/90)
In article <156@cutmcvax.OZ>, flint@cutmcvax.OZ (Danny Baldoni) writes: > > I'm currently developing a project using multiple windows. Combined, these > windows cover the entire screen. What I'd like to know is whether or not > there's any way I can restrict the movement of the cursor so that it can > NEVER (unless I release it) move outside the boundaries of one of those > windows. > Yes, you can do a 'setvaluator' on MOUSEX and MOUSEY to restrict it to your window. thant