philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 the code below reproduces a problem where the mouse moves one pixel to the right.? why? - While(True) Sleep (1500) Local $x = MouseGetPos(0) Local $y = MouseGetPos(1) Consolewrite(@CR & "x >" & $x & "< y>" & $y & "<") MouseMove($x,$y,0)WEnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylomas Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 philkryder,When does the mouse move? I ran it as follows...expandcollapse popup>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\AutoIt3.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper\AutoIt3Wrapper.au3" /run /prod /ErrorStdOut /in "C:\Users\ADMIN010\Documents\mousemove.au3" /UserParams +>20:05:33 Starting AutoIt3Wrapper v.15.729.1555.0 SciTE v.3.5.4.0 Keyboard:00000409 OS:WIN_7/Service Pack 1 CPU:X64 OS:X64 Environment(Language:0409) +> SciTEDir => C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE UserDir => C:\Users\ADMIN010\AppData\Local\AutoIt v3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper SCITE_USERHOME => C:\Users\ADMIN010\AppData\Local\AutoIt v3\SciTE >Running AU3Check (3.3.14.1) from:C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3 input:C:\Users\ADMIN010\Documents\mousemove.au3 +>20:05:33 AU3Check ended.rc:0 >Running:(3.3.14.1):C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\autoit3.exe "C:\Users\ADMIN010\Documents\mousemove.au3" --> Press Ctrl+Alt+Break to Restart or Ctrl+Break to Stop x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >670< y>208< x >1081< y>1006<+>20:07:05 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:0 +>20:07:05 AutoIt3Wrapper Finished. >Exit code: 0 Time: 92.92kylomas Forum Rules Procedure for posting code "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." - Sir Winston Churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 hmm -when I saw the problem, it was on my machine at work, where I have 4 monitors.I just ran it here at home with only a single monitor and it works just fine....x >415< y>372<x >415< y>372<x >415< y>372<x >415< y>372<x >415< y>372<x >415< y>372<x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 so, I configured a second monitor at home.At first there was no problem. But, then I changed the primary monitor and moved the mouse to the "negative" screen. Then, as shown below, the x value counted "upward" toward the right and toward zero. ?is this as expected? why? And, is MouseMove causing the move? or does the MouseGetPos return the wrong value for x?x >-723< y>188<x >-722< y>188<x >-721< y>188<x >-720< y>188<x >-719< y>188<x >-718< y>188<x >-717< y>188<x >-716< y>188<x >-715< y>188<x >-714< y>188<x >-713< y>188<x >-712< y>188<x >-711< y>188<I'm going to try to see if the effect continues once x becomes a positive integer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 and here we have the problem stopping as soon as we reach zero...x >-4< y>386<x >-3< y>386<x >-2< y>386<x >-1< y>386<x >0< y>386<x >0< y>386<x >0< y>386<x >0< y>386<x >0< y>386<>Process failed to respond; forcing abrupt termination...>Exit code: 1 Time: 58.65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Is there something I'm missing or would someone help me open a ticket on this? Edited December 17, 2015 by philkryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted December 17, 2015 Developers Share Posted December 17, 2015 so what is the root cause of the problem you see?Is it MouseMove() ?Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 I had that same question.How can we tell if the mouse is moving or if MouseGetPos is off by one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 That was easier to test than to ask the question. I commented out the MouseMove and the pointer stopped moving. With the mouse move in the mouse would move right by one pixel every loop. It stopped moving when it hit positive 8 on my computer. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Of course, if you remove the MouseMove - the Mouse stops moving.Isn't that tautological?The mouse also stops moving if you move the MouseGetPos outside the loop.Local $x = MouseGetPos(0) Local $y = MouseGetPos(1) While(True) Sleep (1500) Consolewrite(@CR & "x >" & $x & "< y>" & $y & "<") MouseMove($x,$y,0) WEnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 here's a version with several MouseMoves - Local $x = MouseGetPos(0) Local $y = MouseGetPos(1) While(True) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) MouseMove($x,$y,0) Sleep (1500) ;(3*60*100) ; sleep 3 minutes $x = MouseGetPos(0) $y = MouseGetPos(1) Consolewrite(@CR & "x >" & $x & "< y>" & $y & "<") WEndx >-3660< y>201<x >-3659< y>201<x >-3658< y>201<x >-3657< y>201<x >-3656< y>201<x >-3655< y>201< The $x position only moves by one pixel per loop.If MouseMove were the culprit, wouldn't we see $x move once for each MouseMove?To me, this implicates the MouseGetPos code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOne Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 are your monitors different sizes? AutoIt Absolute Beginners Require a serial Pause Script Video Tutorials by Morthawt ipify Monkey's are, like, natures humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Here is a variation with two sets of MouseGetPos within the loop and only One MouseMove.Local $x = MouseGetPos(0) Local $y = MouseGetPos(1) While(True) MouseMove($x,$y,0) Sleep (1500) ;(3*60*100) ; sleep 3 minutes $x = MouseGetPos(0) $y = MouseGetPos(1) $x = MouseGetPos(0) $y = MouseGetPos(1) Consolewrite(@CR & "x >" & $x & "< y>" & $y & "<") WEndthe "drift" is only 1 pixel per loop.x >-3711< y>339<x >-3710< y>339<x >-3709< y>339<x >-3708< y>339<x >-3707< y>339< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I was only trying to point out that the MouseGetPos numbers never changed without MouseMove, so MouseGetPos is getting the right numbers, but MouseMove is moving the mouse to the wrong place.Having multiple MouseMoves and only one MouseGetPos won't change that, the $x value is going to always be the same so it just moves it to the wrong spot multiple times, always in the same spot. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 I was only trying to point out that the MouseGetPos numbers never changed without MouseMove, so MouseGetPos is getting the right numbers, but MouseMove is moving the mouse to the wrong place.Having multiple MouseMoves and only one MouseGetPos won't change that, the $x value is going to always be the same so it just moves it to the wrong spot multiple times, always in the same spot.I agree that the error is most likely in MouseMove - but, it poses an interesting chicken and egg type problem. The movement doesn't happen without both functions being used.It seems sort of like a relativity thought experiment. Which is the frame of reference?Is there anyone with access to the code who can settle this? I'm guessing that the negative numbers imply a failure to account for zero when repositioning. But, the code will know in the end. adding a couple of lines to the code makes an adequate "UDF" If $x < 0 Then $x = $x - 1 If $y < 0 Then $y = $y - 1Could someone help me open the ticket?Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I don't think it has anything to do with MouseGetPos at all, MouseGetPos seems to be working fine. The problem is that MouseMove is moving to the wrong spot, so when you use MouseGetPos, it's reading the spot the pointer is actually at, which is one pixel to the right of where it should be, so every time you move the mouse it moves right one more position because MouseMove put it there, and not because MouseGetPos did anything. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 I don't think it has anything to do with MouseGetPos at all, MouseGetPos seems to be working fine. The problem is that MouseMove is moving to the wrong spot, so when you use MouseGetPos, it's reading the spot the pointer is actually at, which is one pixel to the right of where it should be, so every time you move the mouse it moves right one more position because MouseMove put it there, and not because MouseGetPos did anything.that does seem most likely, but, suppose that MouseGetPos is returing a value that is one greater than the actual mouse position when the mouse position is less than zero? Wouldn't that yield results that would look the same from the observer's point of view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Move your mouse to the upper left corner of your screen, MouseGetPos will read 0,0. Move it to the upper left corner of your second screen and do the same, it should read the X dimension of that screen's resolution (negative of course). My screens are set to 1920x1200, so when I move the mouse to the upper left corner of the second screen I get -1920 for $x. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philkryder Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Move your mouse to the upper left corner of your screen, MouseGetPos will read 0,0. Move it to the upper left corner of your second screen and do the same, it should read the X dimension of that screen's resolution (negative of course). My screens are set to 1920x1200, so when I move the mouse to the upper left corner of the second screen I get -1920 for $x.But, shouldn't you get -1919? where is pixel ZERO?The second "negative screen" should have a range off -1919 to 0 - that is 1920 pixels...This is a good test, but, I interpret it to mean that the problem is in MouseGetPos.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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