Send MouseMove to background window

[VeryUniqueUsername]

Hi, I need to send an actual mouse move to not active window without getting it activated, not just to change it's coordinates, but an actual move of the cursor by strict amount of pixels, how can I do it with AutoIt and is it possible at all, help please, I hope to see some examples if possible.

Edited June 25, 2011 by VeryUniqueUsername

[JohnOne]

Yes it is.

Something like this

$aWinPos = WinGetPos("NonActiveWindowTitle")

If Not @error Then
    MouseMove($aWinPos[0] + ($aWinPos[2] / 2), $aWinPos[1] + ($aWinPos[3] / 2))
    Exit
EndIf

MsgBox(0,"Error","WinGetPos Error")

Edited June 25, 2011 by JohnOne

[VeryUniqueUsername]

Yes it is.

Something like this

Sad, but it moves my mouse when I'm doing something, so it doesn't affect the needed background window.

[JohnOne]

Ok, Then I dont understand you, a mouse move moves the mouse, thats all it does.

[Jos]

Ok, Then I dont understand you, a mouse move moves the mouse, thats all it does.

The whole problem is that part of the information is hidden in the topic title.

[VeryUniqueUsername]

Should I understand developers words as it is impossible with AutoIt, and I have to continue my searches?

[JohnOne]

I must have drank my coffee from the silly cup this morning Jos, cause I still dont get it

Unless OP is meaning the cursor maybe.

[JohnOne]

Should I understand developers words as it is impossible with AutoIt, and I have to continue my searches?

Understand them however you wish, but you could try explaining your need a little more clearly.

I'm not the worlds greatest interpreter but I cannot be alone here.

[VeryUniqueUsername]

I must have drank my coffee from the silly cup this morning Jos, cause I still dont get it

Unless OP is meaning the cursor maybe.

I'll try to explain it other way: I need to send a some kind of an event, that will tell the background (not active) process/window information that mouse was moved, so the program can react on it.

[JohnOne]

Iknow very little about this function but maybe its possible with the _SendMessage() function, perhaps the wm_mousemove message, I'm not csetain.

I know ControlClick can often work on an inactive window.

[GEOSoft]

Try to understand this as you follow the concept.

Lets just say you have 3 windows open Window A and Window B and Window C. It makes no difference at all which window is on top and active because the Mouse is in a layer above all of those. The Mouse cursor is always above all windows. and I think what you are wanting to do is a click-through action. That has nothing what so ever to do with moving the mouse. MouseMove() will do exactly as the function name suggests, it will MOVE the mouse with absolutely no regard for whatever windows are under it.

Now if you are talking about clicking something with the mouse; then it becomes a different story but only up to a point. The window directly below the given mouse position is the window that will be acted on which may not be the top window at all. It might just be an empty spot on the desktop or some other place.

Now, if you are looking to perform a mouse button action on another Window; you should be delving into the help file and looking at the Window Management >> Controls section to see the functions that are available to you there; some of which will work on a non-active window.

I have seen apps that did allow a click-through action but none using AutoIt code and they were always apps that were A) small Windows and had a transparency ability.

I have one installed on my wifes computer as a matter of fact but I've never had enough interest to even look to see what language it was written in on top of which the click-through option very quickly became a pain in the a55 so I disabled it.

[VeryUniqueUsername]

Sad, but I don't need to click at all. I'll try to explain it again, with example for now. Let's say we have some shooter game, and we need to turn character to the left or to the right for strict 50px, and we want to do it automatically while working or doing other stuff.

[guinness]

Wow, you need to read the Forum rules >> http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum-2/announcement-13-forum-rules/

[VeryUniqueUsername]

I said "for example" I don't know how to explain more informative due to lack of language knowledge, if people don't understand. Soft requires precise mouse movement to work, what can I do.

If I'd need something for gaming there is a lot of other stuff to use.

Edited June 25, 2011 by VeryUniqueUsername

[JohnOne]

Perhaps if you tell us the software you are working with, it will give a better idea of what you are trying to do.

[GEOSoft]

Simple answer is in the explaination I posted above. The functionality you want is not limited by AutoIt, it is limited by Windows.

[VeryUniqueUsername]

Simple answer is in the explaination I posted above. The functionality you want is not limited by AutoIt, it is limited by Windows.

Thanks, that's all I need to know.

[JohnOne]

But there is more than one way to skin a cat.