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From: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Prop gadgets and FOLLOWMOUSE
Message-ID: <18812@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 11 Feb 91 17:19:58 GMT
References: <51792@cornell.UUCP>
Reply-To: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <51792@cornell.UUCP> johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu (John H. Lee) writes:
>
>I've been having a problem with prop gadgets and FOLLOWMOUSE.  It seems
>that the MOUSEMOVE IDCMP messages I get have the IAddress set to the
>window containing the gadget rather than the gadget itself.

This is true, and it's doubtful we could ever change this.  However,
it's easy to know which gadget is in use.  If you get a GADGETDOWN
for your prop. gadget, then all MOUSEMOVEs are from this gadget until
you hear the corresponding GADGETUP.  The Rom Kernel Manual discusses
this.

>	John Lee		Internet: johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu

     Peter
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