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From: RWS@ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU (Robert Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Question on detecting button presses and mouse position
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Date: 9 Jun 88 19:32:00 GMT
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XLIB:EVENT-CASE has a :TIMEOUT option that you can use to do what you
want.  As a simplified example of what you are attempting to do:

(xlib:event-case (dpy :timeout 7.5) (button-press (x y) `(,x ,y)))