2011/5/7 Gregory Weston <gwes...@mac.com>:
> eveningnick wrote:
>
>> Hello
>> I am searching for the way to find a cursor's position on the screen.
>>
>> I tried to use method -hotSpot of NSCursor, but it returns
>>> sc x=-2057825613, y=0
>>
>>
>> -(IBAction)timeHandler:(id)timer {
>> //NSCursor *sc = [NSCursor currentSystemCursor];
>> NSCursor *sc = [NSCursor currentCursor];
>> NSLog(@"sc x=%d, y=%d", [sc hotSpot].x, [sc hotSpot].y);
>> }
>>
>> What may be wrong here?
>> I can successfully retrieve cursor's image though. But not the position. Why?
>
> Aside from the fact that you're treating it as the wrong data type, as has
> been pointed out, this is not the right method for your goal. The hotSpot
> method returns the location of the point within the cursor image that
> represents where the mouse is onscreen. Effectively it controls where the 2D
> image of the cursor is drawn relative to the point that is the mouse's
> current location.
>
> What you want is NSWindow's mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream. Or preferably,
> if you have an event, then NSEvent's mouseLocation.
Gregory,
what do you mean by "if you have an event"? Could you elaborate on it please?
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