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From: jdevoto@Apple.COM (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Setting the Mouse Location
Message-ID: <36346@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 10 Nov 89 01:30:14 GMT
References: <67@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
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In article <67@watserv1.waterloo.edu> psych@watserv1.waterloo.edu
(R.Crispin - Psychology) writes:
>I would like to have a script position the mouse/cursor to a specific
>part of the screen but I can't figure out how to do it.

In general, it's not a good idea for a program to move the pointer; the
user should always be in control of mouse movements. (See the Human
Interface guidelines.) There is no way to do it in HyperTalk, although
an XCMD might work.

If you want to simulate the pointer moving around and clicking items,
e.g. for a demo or tutorial stack, one way is to use a transparent button
with an icon the shape of the cursor you want. Hide the real cursor, then
show the button in the desired location and move it around by setting its
location property.
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