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move mouse toward right side for 1 unit
I use this function to move mouse cursor to toward right side.
yet on different systems this produces varied mouse move speed, which is a problem.
how do I make the mouse cursor to travel at uniform speed regardless of system delays?
void mousemove_horizontal_line(
{
POINT p;
p.x = x1;
p.y = y;
ClientToScreen( hwnd1, &p );
SetCursorPos( p.x, p.y );
GetCursorPos(&p);
ScreenToClient( hwnd1, &p );
//cout << p.x << endl;
while ( p.x < x2 )
{
GetCursorPos(&p);
ScreenToClient( hwnd1, &p );
mouse_event( MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, 1, 0, 0, 0 );
//Sleep ( 10 );
if ( ( p.x % 5 ) == 0 )
{
Sleep ( 1 );
}
}
}
yet on different systems this produces varied mouse move speed, which is a problem.
how do I make the mouse cursor to travel at uniform speed regardless of system delays?
void mousemove_horizontal_line(
{
POINT p;
p.x = x1;
p.y = y;
ClientToScreen( hwnd1, &p );
SetCursorPos( p.x, p.y );
GetCursorPos(&p);
ScreenToClient( hwnd1, &p );
//cout << p.x << endl;
while ( p.x < x2 )
{
GetCursorPos(&p);
ScreenToClient( hwnd1, &p );
mouse_event( MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, 1, 0, 0, 0 );
//Sleep ( 10 );
if ( ( p.x % 5 ) == 0 )
{
Sleep ( 1 );
}
}
}
I'm not a Windows programmer so probably can't help you. What do you mean by different systems though?
ASKER
different computer, box.
I have several computers and they have different speed, and I don't want something as trivial as simulating mouse movement dependent on system speed, which makes no sense.
I have several computers and they have different speed, and I don't want something as trivial as simulating mouse movement dependent on system speed, which makes no sense.
ASKER
or maybe it doesn't have to be something that use windows to help time things efficiently,
maybe something else in generic c++?
i just need to wait a little bit of time between things
maybe something else in generic c++?
i just need to wait a little bit of time between things
ASKER
given this
if ( ( p.x % 5 ) == 0 )
{
Sleep ( 1 );
}
part is what I use to optional sleep ( right now it sleeps for 1milisecond when the x value is divisible by 5)
what if I use another method to do the same thing as sleep(1)
if ( ( p.x % 5 ) == 0 )
{
Sleep ( 1 );
}
part is what I use to optional sleep ( right now it sleeps for 1milisecond when the x value is divisible by 5)
what if I use another method to do the same thing as sleep(1)
ASKER
to rephrase myself,
I use an for loop to move mouse position toward right until target x has been reached
and to slow it down so that it fits my need, I use sleep every time when x value's modulo is 0.
for some reason on a slower machine, this part of code of mouse movement proves to run very slowly.
why does it do that? i expect sleep (1) to be the same on all processors, but this is not the case.
is it the way i used it? or should I use something else to to move mouse movement go slower?
mouse_event( MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, 1, 0, 0, 0 );
//Sleep ( 10 );
if ( ( p.x % 5 ) == 0 )
{
Sleep ( 1 );
}
I use an for loop to move mouse position toward right until target x has been reached
and to slow it down so that it fits my need, I use sleep every time when x value's modulo is 0.
for some reason on a slower machine, this part of code of mouse movement proves to run very slowly.
why does it do that? i expect sleep (1) to be the same on all processors, but this is not the case.
is it the way i used it? or should I use something else to to move mouse movement go slower?
mouse_event( MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, 1, 0, 0, 0 );
//Sleep ( 10 );
if ( ( p.x % 5 ) == 0 )
{
Sleep ( 1 );
}
Why to do all this?
Just use the WM_MOUSEMOVE event and wait the operating system to tell you when mouse moves, then continue process the message as you want based on mouse position.
Just use the WM_MOUSEMOVE event and wait the operating system to tell you when mouse moves, then continue process the message as you want based on mouse position.
ASKER
ok, so I wait until system reports that the mouse has indeed moved a tick, for instance.
what if I want the mouse to move right for 150 pixels, yet i want to control how fast it goes?
what if I want the mouse to move right for 150 pixels, yet i want to control how fast it goes?
ASKER
mouse_event( MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, 1, 0, 0, 0 );
or rather, instead of moving 1 pixel at a time and manually use some sort of a way to slow it down,
is there a way to do
mouse_event( MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, 150, 0, 0, 0 );
and then tell it how fast to move in the first place?
or rather, instead of moving 1 pixel at a time and manually use some sort of a way to slow it down,
is there a way to do
mouse_event( MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, 150, 0, 0, 0 );
and then tell it how fast to move in the first place?
Um,
POINT pt;
GetCursorPos(&pt);
pt.x++; // one pixel to the right
SetCursorPos(pt.x,pt.y);
is probably what you are looking for.
POINT pt;
GetCursorPos(&pt);
pt.x++; // one pixel to the right
SetCursorPos(pt.x,pt.y);
is probably what you are looking for.
ASKER
i ought to use that other way or equivalent, because it's not to move the mouse to a point, it's to move across a line.
Well, to move it over a line, you could
GetCursorPos(&pt);
for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) { // move 100 pixels to the right
SetCursorPos(pt.x + i,pt.y);
}
GetCursorPos(&pt);
for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) { // move 100 pixels to the right
SetCursorPos(pt.x + i,pt.y);
}
Forget all that.
If you want uniform movement on any computer, you'll need to add a time element.
Movement would be X pixels over Y time...
So set up a timer (WM_TIMER; you can find this anywhere) and then have the timer proc move your cursor.
You enable/disable the timer whenever you need the mouse cursor moved.
Pseudo code is:
Get my mouse Current XY
Determine my desination XY
How long do I want that to take? 10 seconds? 2 seconds?
Delta X = DestX - CurrentX
Delta Y = DestY - CurrentY
Timer XY = Divide delta XY by the elapsed time....
set up the timer
Add TimerXY to the currentXY of the mouse
when you get to you destination, turn off the timer event.
-j
If you want uniform movement on any computer, you'll need to add a time element.
Movement would be X pixels over Y time...
So set up a timer (WM_TIMER; you can find this anywhere) and then have the timer proc move your cursor.
You enable/disable the timer whenever you need the mouse cursor moved.
Pseudo code is:
Get my mouse Current XY
Determine my desination XY
How long do I want that to take? 10 seconds? 2 seconds?
Delta X = DestX - CurrentX
Delta Y = DestY - CurrentY
Timer XY = Divide delta XY by the elapsed time....
set up the timer
Add TimerXY to the currentXY of the mouse
when you get to you destination, turn off the timer event.
-j
ASKER
can you show me a working sample?
I have no idea how to syntaxtually use wm_timer and how to implement it for this instance.
I have no idea how to syntaxtually use wm_timer and how to implement it for this instance.
>>Forget all that.
Really?
GetCursorPos(&pt);
for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) { // move 100 pixels to the right
Sleep(100);
SetCursorPos(pt.x + i,pt.y);
}
Really?
GetCursorPos(&pt);
for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) { // move 100 pixels to the right
Sleep(100);
SetCursorPos(pt.x + i,pt.y);
}
ASKER
yes seriously, it's just one of those programming must thing i guess
the game doesn't like instant moves, it takes only movement
how do I use windows timer?
i think it's more accurate than sleep()
the game doesn't like instant moves, it takes only movement
how do I use windows timer?
i think it's more accurate than sleep()
The windows timer and all the details around it are in that link I gave you.
Have you checked it out?
Have you checked it out?
If you are using a console application, you cannot use timers, you need a message loop for that to work. And no, timers are not more accurate than 'Sleep()'.
The multimedia timers are more accurate than sleep(); If I remember right, sleep() was accurate to 16hz, and the Multimedia Timers are accurate to 1000Hz.
ASKER
damn, no wm_timer with console application.
ok, i have to look into this one.
ok, i have to look into this one.
This is a console app?
Is this .Net?
DOS based?
How are you writing this?
-j
Is this .Net?
DOS based?
How are you writing this?
-j
ASKER
i am using mingw to write a windows console app.
Ok, cool.
Your console application can still have a message loop; what you don't have is a WinMain.
I see references to RegisterSysMsgHandler()...
-john
Your console application can still have a message loop; what you don't have is a WinMain.
I see references to RegisterSysMsgHandler()...
-john
>>Your console application can still have a message loop;
Err, no. The message loop for a console app is "hidden" by the OS.
Err, no. The message loop for a console app is "hidden" by the OS.
Yeah... but the message pump I'm referring to isn't the standard one....
RegisterSysMsgHandler() allows a console app to install a message callback.
RegisterSysMsgHandler() allows a console app to install a message callback.
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Maybe.
I'm reading... the call i was talking about was published in the WinCE api... but I understood that it made it into the standard win32 api as well.
This might be the same thing... the "usage" and the signature of the method look right
-j
I'm reading... the call i was talking about was published in the WinCE api... but I understood that it made it into the standard win32 api as well.
This might be the same thing... the "usage" and the signature of the method look right
-j