OpenEuphoria

Re: get_mouse() in mode 19

• Posted by Tuxedo Mask <nitrogen at XTRA.CO.NZ> Dec 11, 1997
• 798 views

Michael Packard wrote:
>
> hi.  I need to get the mouse coordinates in 320x200x256 color mode.  I do
> a x1=get_mouse() and check to see if x1 is a sequence then get x1[2] and
> x1[3] for the x and y coordinates.  How come my x coordinates are twice
> what they should be? (i.e. at 100,50 x1[2]=200) the y is correct and
> ranges from 0-200, but x ranges from 0 to 640 by 2's.
>
> Do I have a kludged mouse.e or is it supposed to work like that and not
> mentioned in the manual? (I'm using 1.5 and I too think the FUPHORIA is a
> STOOPID and malevolent thing to do to us when we try to play with an alpha
> (or any) release. GR!)
>
> Michael Packard
> Lord Generic Productions
> (writing another game)

You just need to divide the x position by 2, nothing wrong with your
mouse... Unless we both have something wrong with our mouses ;)

--Mark