Re: [Win] Knowing when mouse leaves window?
- Posted by Matthew Lewis <MatthewL at KAPCOUSA.COM> Oct 17, 2000
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> From: Judith Evans > > I've got a problem with a program in which I have a non-full > screen window. > I need to know when the mouse leaves my window and goes onto > the desktop. > Specifically, I need to know when the mouse event is LeftUp > on the desktop. Use captureMouse. From win32lib.htm: captureMouse( window ) Send all mouse events to window. Category: Mouse To release the mouse, use releaseMouse. Example: -- grab the mouse for TheWindow captureMouse( TheWindow ) releaseMouse() Return control of the mouse to Windows. Category: Mouse This is called after captureMouse to put control of the mouse back to normal. Example: -- release the mouse. releaseMouse() Matt Lewis