How to get MousePos from minimized window?

[Sobiech]

I saw that Insolence function for minimized clicking wont work with simple click ( _MouseClickPlus($Window, "right"), cuz this get coord from natural mouse pos, not from minimized mode

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Func _MouseClickPlus($Window, $Button = "left", $X = "", $Y = "", $Clicks = 1)
    Local $MK_LBUTTON       =  0x0001
    Local $WM_LBUTTONDOWN   =  0x0201
    Local $WM_LBUTTONUP     =  0x0202
    
    Local $MK_RBUTTON       =  0x0002   
    Local $WM_RBUTTONDOWN   =  0x0204
    Local $WM_RBUTTONUP     =  0x0205
 
    Local $WM_MOUSEMOVE     =  0x0200
    
    Local $i                = 0
    
    Select 
    Case $Button = "left"
       $Button     =  $MK_LBUTTON
       $ButtonDown =  $WM_LBUTTONDOWN
       $ButtonUp   =  $WM_LBUTTONUP
    Case $Button = "right"
       $Button     =  $MK_RBUTTON
       $ButtonDown =  $WM_RBUTTONDOWN
       $ButtonUp   =  $WM_RBUTTONUP
    EndSelect
    
    If $X = "" OR $Y = "" Then
       $MouseCoord = MouseGetPos()
       $X = $MouseCoord[0]
       $Y = $MouseCoord[1]
    EndIf
    
    For $i = 1 to $Clicks
       DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SendMessage", _
          "hwnd",  WinGetHandle( $Window ), _
          "int",   $WM_MOUSEMOVE, _
          "int",   0, _
          "long",  _MakeLong($X, $Y))
          
       DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SendMessage", _
          "hwnd",  WinGetHandle( $Window ), _
          "int",   $ButtonDown, _
          "int",   $Button, _
          "long",  _MakeLong($X, $Y))
          
       DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SendMessage", _
          "hwnd",  WinGetHandle( $Window ), _
          "int",   $ButtonUp, _
          "int",   $Button, _
          "long",  _MakeLong($X, $Y))
    Next
EndFunc

i tried to check sth with DLL

Func _MouseGetPos()
        
        DllCall("user32.dll", "int short", "SendMessage", _
        "hwnd", WinGetHandle( $Window ), _
        "int", $GET_X_LPARAM)
        
EndFunc

but big fail

this was inside windowsx.h

#define GET_X_LPARAM(lp)                        ((int)(short)LOWORD(lp))
#define GET_Y_LPARAM(lp)                        ((int)(short)HIWORD(lp))

This DLL functions look very interesting, but I am too low for this, when i dont know basic functions in C++ :|

I think that OPT etc. isnt enought to do this...

Ah maybe this is required... I am using Win7 Ultimate 32bit

Edited July 12, 2010 by Sobiech

[JohnOne]

I'm not 100% on this, but I'm fairly sure that the mouse will not be in a minimised window to get its position, because its minimized.

[Sobiech]

I solved this problem in other style, but this isnt by MousePos

Maybe we can use some functions to get a mouse distance from left, and up line of window? Of from center of window (by ClientGetSize)

I think that there are many ways to do it

[JohnOne]

Im stuggling to understand what you need.

As I understand it, no amount of mouse or pixel functions are going to help you to click a minimized window.

Does ControlClick not work?

[Sobiech]

Im stuggling to understand what you need.

As I understand it, no amount of mouse or pixel functions are going to help you to click a minimized window.

Does ControlClick not work?

not work

Eg. if we get X pixels between left border and mouse, and Y pixels between Top border and mouse, then we have XY of our minimized mouse

Hmm but how to get pixels between left/top border and mouse if we dont know mouse pos?

This require some asembler skills I think :\

[JohnOne]

Can you explain how you have a mouse in a minimized window?

Im quite confused.

[Sobiech]

I am using _MouseClickPlus() function by Insolence

[JohnOne]

Ok but that does not mean there is a mouse cursor in the minimized window.

There is no mouse in a minimized window to get the position of.

Unless I am missing something.

[Sobiech]

So what is in a minimized window? O_o

[JohnOne]

All the functionality is there, like your controls and such, but none of it is visually rendered, so there are no pixels.

Think about this: you are at your desktop with a notepad window minimized to the taskbar, can you see your mouse? of course you can because the desktop is not minimized.

When you click something minimized, you are sending a message to a control of the window, your mouse is not in that window.