Restrict cursor to area on the screen

[strate]

In one of my scripts I use _CursorClip() out side of a loop. While in the loop if the user pushes the windows key, it will break the clip, and the mouse has free reign on the whole desktop. If I placed the Clip inside of the loop would there be any adverse problems from calling it reptitively?

EDIT: This is on a XP Pro SP2. It doesn't do it on 98 though.

Edited May 1, 2006 by strate

[GaryFrost]

In one of my scripts I use _CursorClip() out side of a loop. While in the loop if the user pushes the windows key, it will break the clip, and the mouse has free reign on the whole desktop. If I placed the Clip inside of the loop would there be any adverse problems from calling it reptitively?

EDIT: This is on a XP Pro SP2. It doesn't do it on 98 though.

_MouseTrap is part of the Beta UDFs, in the example you'll see I used the call in the while loop, the UDF uses the dll call to ClipCursor, I haven't had any problems with it myself being in the loop

Gary

Example from beta help:

#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>

Opt ("MustDeclareVars", 1)

Dim $GUI, $coords[4], $msg

$GUI = GUICreate("Mouse Trap Example", 392, 323)

GUISetState()

While 1
    $coords = WinGetPos($GUI)
    _MouseTrap ($coords[0], $coords[1], $coords[0] + $coords[2], $coords[1] + $coords[3])
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case Else
        ;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
_MouseTrap ()
Exit

[strate]

_MouseTrap is part of the Beta UDFs, in the example you'll see I used the call in the while loop, the UDF uses the dll call to ClipCursor, I haven't had any problems with it myself being in the loop

Gary

Example from beta help:

#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>

Opt ("MustDeclareVars", 1)

Dim $GUI, $coords[4], $msg

$GUI = GUICreate("Mouse Trap Example", 392, 323)

GUISetState()

While 1
    $coords = WinGetPos($GUI)
    _MouseTrap ($coords[0], $coords[1], $coords[0] + $coords[2], $coords[1] + $coords[3])
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case Else
    ;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
_MouseTrap ()
Exit

Thank you very much, Is it possible to screw up a pc with a DllCall like I asked about? Or is that just unheard of?

[dandymcgee]

Ok, This is SOOOO close to what I'm looking for. Is there by any chance a way to restrict the mouse from going into a certain rectangle on the screen, instead of restricting it to a certain rectangle? I'm almost 100% sure this is possible, but I haven't quite got it figured out... Help me out please.

[GaryFrost]

Ok, This is SOOOO close to what I'm looking for. Is there by any chance a way to restrict the mouse from going into a certain rectangle on the screen, instead of restricting it to a certain rectangle? I'm almost 100% sure this is possible, but I haven't quite got it figured out... Help me out please.

Think someone else asked this in one of the support sections.