Mouse coordinates

[power1power1]

Hello, The simple script ('?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>) works fine. I have Windows 8.1 with screen resolution of 1920x1080 and scaling level set at 132%. The reported coordinates at the bottom right corner is 1440x810. I think Firefox also reports that as the screen resolution. Any comments? Thanks!

[water]

What should your script return? The screen resolution (1920x1080) or the position of the mouse independant of the scaling level?

[power1power1]

Well, when the mouse pointer is at the bottom right corner, I was expecting to get 1920x1080 rather than 1440x810 as the screen resolution is 1920x1080 ... I guess this is the new Windows 8.1 scaling effect, I didn't have this issue with Windows 8.

[water]

You could play with AutoItSetOption "MouseCoordMode" and / or "PixelCoordMode".

[BrewManNH]

Your scaling level is affecting the coordinates, and you may be getting the coordinate above where the taskbar is on the screen instead of the screen resolution.

[power1power1]

Thanks. Question: How do I get the screen scaling setting?

Edited November 13, 2013 by power1power1

[BrewManNH]

Why do you need the screen scaling settings? If the coordinates returned work, and I assume you tried using them, then there's no need to look for the setting.

[power1power1]

For example, try this and you get a wrong pixel color. You would need to apply the screen scaling factor to $aPos.

While 1
   $aPos = MouseGetPos()
   $iColor = PixelGetColor($aPos[0], $aPos[1])
   Tooltip($aPos[0] & ", " & $aPos[1] & ", " &  Hex($iColor, 6))
   Sleep (100)
WEnd
 

Edited November 13, 2013 by power1power1

[JLogan3o13]

Can you explain exactly what you're trying to accomplish, and what application or window you're trying to manipulate? You're seeing how volatile using mouse coords can be; often there is a much easier way to do what you're trying to do.

[BrewManNH]

If MousePos is giving you that coordinate, how do you know that the PixelGetColor is returning the color from the wrong position?

[power1power1]

Trying the script, man!

Edited November 13, 2013 by power1power1

[Melba23]

power1power1,

Please keep calm. People are trying to help you and getting ratty with them will not get you very far.

M23

[water]

And changing a post after you got warned doesn't help either

[power1power1]

water, I am not sure what you are talking about: At the moment, it shows my post was edited at 5 minutes ago and Melba 23 was posted at 4 minutes ago

[power1power1]

Melba23, I am not sure what you are talking about either: The script is there to try. If anybody has any technical/professional comments regarding the subject, please do.

[Melba23]

power1power1,

 

Melba23, I am not sure what you are talking about

A collection of hand-sized spherical objects! You know how that post read before you edited it.

Now please get the thread back on track as I have enough to do elsewhere.....

M23

[power1power1]

For the benefit of everybody, here it is:

Post # 11 before:

Try the script, man!

Post # 11 after:

Trying the script, man!

[power1power1]

Using part of Yashied's script here: ('?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>), screen scaling factor can be calculated and the script in post #8 would show the correct color information:
 

$scale = 0
_GetScale()

While 1
   $position = MouseGetPos()
   $color = PixelGetColor($position[0] * $scale, $position[1] * $scale)
   Tooltip("X=" & $position[0] & ", Y=" & $position[1] & ", RGB=0x" &  Hex($color, 6), default, default, "Scaled Pixel Position and Hex Color:", 0, 4)
   Sleep (100)
WEnd
Exit

Func _GetScale()
   $tDEVMODE = DllStructCreate('byte[32];dword[10];byte[32];dword[6]')
   $pDEVMODE = DllStructGetPtr($tDEVMODE)
   $i = 0

   while 1
      $ret = DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'EnumDisplaySettings', 'ptr', 0, 'dword', $i, 'ptr', $pDEVMODE)
      if ($ret[0] = 0) then exitloop
      $width = DllStructGetData($tDEVMODE, 4, 2) ; native width
      $i += 1
   wend

   $scale = $width / @DesktopWidth
EndFunc

 

Edited November 14, 2013 by power1power1