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Subject: How to warp the mouse pointer position

From: Leandra Vicci

Date: 2 Jan, 2009 13:42:02

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I wish to snap the mouse pointer to the exact coordinates of a known point in the active axes. X Windows has a function for such purposes, but I can't find an equivalent Matlab graphics function. Does one exist? If not, are there primitives I could use to write one? The axes CurrentPoint, CurrentPoint.x, and CurrentPoint.y properties are read-only, so I can't just set them.

Subject: How to warp the mouse pointer position

From: Jiro Doke

Date: 2 Jan, 2009 16:47:01

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"Leandra Vicci" <vicci@cs.unc.edu> wrote in message <gjl5j9$acj$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I wish to snap the mouse pointer to the exact coordinates of a known point in the active axes. X Windows has a function for such purposes, but I can't find an equivalent Matlab graphics function. Does one exist? If not, are there primitives I could use to write one? The axes CurrentPoint, CurrentPoint.x, and CurrentPoint.y properties are read-only, so I can't just set them.
>

You can use the 'PointerLocation' property of the root (0), in conjunction with figure position and axes position.

jiro

Subject: How to warp the mouse pointer position

From: Leandra Vicci

Date: 2 Jan, 2009 17:18:02

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"Jiro Doke" <jiro.doke@mathworks.com> wrote in message <gjlge5$r86$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> "Leandra Vicci" <vicci@cs.unc.edu> wrote in message <gjl5j9$acj$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> > I wish to snap the mouse pointer to the exact coordinates of a known point in the active axes. X Windows has a function for such purposes, but I can't find an equivalent Matlab graphics function. Does one exist? If not, are there primitives I could use to write one? The axes CurrentPoint, CurrentPoint.x, and CurrentPoint.y properties are read-only, so I can't just set them.
> >
>
> You can use the 'PointerLocation' property of the root (0), in conjunction with figure position and axes position.
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> jiro
YES! It works perfectly. Thanks, Jiro.
Sincerely,
    -- Lea

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