OpenEuphoria

Re: mouse outside window

• Posted by chrissy <chrissy@OVERTHEHILLSANDFARAWAY.FREESERVE.CO.UK> Jul 11, 2000
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> > I need to know when the mouse cursor (in Windows)
> > leaves a window.
>
> To track the mouse, you can:
>
> 1. Set a timer when you start tracking.
>
> 2. When the timer goes off, use getMousePos to find the position of the
> mouse.
>
> 3. Use isScreenPointIn to find if the mouse is still in the window
>
> 4. Use onLostFocus to see if the window loses focus during the drag.
>
>
> Don't forget to kill the timer when you are done tracking the mouse.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> -- David Cuny

Didn't need the last point as I wasn't dragging but yeah, that seems to do
the job -  thanks!  It would never have occured to me to use a timer.

chris