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Hi,

Can someone please explain how I can tell E.g. the "MouseClick", or "MouseMove" commands to use the x, y position for "In Window", and not "On Desktop", when I use the "Autoit v3 Active Window Info"?

It would be a great help if I knew how to navigate around inside a specific open window.. :D

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Thanks a lot Emperor, that was just the hint I needed.. :D

I ended up using this combination:

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)
MouseClick("left", 400, 380)

But tell me, will I have to use this:

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)
MouseClick("left", 400, 380)
Opt("MouseCoordMode", 1)

If I want the rest of my "MouseClick" in the script, to move allover the desktop? Or in other words, will the Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) effect the rest of the script if I don't make a counter command?

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...But tell me, will I have to use this:

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)
MouseClick("left", 400, 380)
Opt("MouseCoordMode", 1)

If I want the rest of my "MouseClick" in the script, to move allover the desktop? Or in other words, will the Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) effect the rest of the script if I don't make a counter command?

Yes...

...but I would suggest that you look into ControlClick and ControlCommand.

Avoid MouseClicks when possible.

Edited by herewasplato

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Yes...

...but I would suggest that you look into ControlClick and ControlCommand.

Avoid MouseClicks when possible.

Ok thanks, I'll try to look at ControlClick and ControlCommand. But why is MouseClick some think I should avoid?
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Ok thanks, I'll try to look at ControlClick and ControlCommand. But why is MouseClick some think I should avoid?

Hi,

I think the advantage is, you do not have to care about the position of the control, the funcs work even if the window(which includes the control) isn't active.

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This might be a longer way of doing things, but I did this:

$MCoords = MouseGetPos()
    
    $WCoords = WinGetPos("SLB2")
    
    $MCoords[0] = $MCoords[0] - $WCoords[0]
    $MCoords[1] = $MCoords[1] - $WCoords[1]

To make $MCoords correspond to the window.

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...But why is MouseClick some think I should avoid?

If you use controls - a human is less likely to mess things up by moving the mouse while the script is running. There is a function to block that, but why bother.

...and to restate what th.meger mentioned:

If you ever use your script on more than one computer, you may find that different screen resolutions cause buttons within an application to be at different coordinates.

and

The window being controlled does not have to be in focus.

Try each of these 3 demo scripts - manually closing Notepad between each:

Run("notepad", "", @SW_SHOW)
WinWait("Untitled - Notepad")
ControlSend("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1", "Sending text.")oÝ÷ Ølzwlr«iË^®Ëh¶§¢×©iÜ"Ú0¢wµ«bæ§vØb±Êy«­¢+ÙIÕ¸ ÅÕ½Ðí¹½ÑÁÅÕ½Ðì°ÅÕ½ÐìÅÕ½Ðì°M]}M!=¤)]¥¹]¥Ð ÅÕ½ÐíU¹Ñ¥Ñ±´9½ÑÁÅÕ½Ðì¤)
½¹Ñɽ±MÑQáÐ ÅÕ½ÐíU¹Ñ¥Ñ±´9½ÑÁÅÕ½Ðì°ÅÕ½ÐìÅÕ½Ðì°ÅÕ½Ðí¥ÐÄÅÕ½Ðì°ÅÕ½ÐíM¹¥¹ÑáиÅÕ½ÐìoÝ÷ ÚÇ­²Ø^µìmjYZ¶Üy©Ý~)Ú­¢l©¢)íjëh×6Run("notepad", "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinWait("Untitled - Notepad")
ControlSetText("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1", "Sending text.")
Not only does the window not have to be in focus, it can be minimized - allowing you to use your computer for other things while a script is running.

Caveat: not all things can be done to all windows/controls using the AutoIt's control functions.

...enjoy...

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Ok, thanks all, and thanks herewasplato for your detailed explanation. I'm pretty new to this as you can see, so it will probably take me some time to figure out the smartest way to do these scripts. Bout at least I have something to start on now. :D

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Ok. I have looked at this for quite a while now, but I really can't figure out how to make this command:

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)
MouseClick("left", 400, 380)

With the use of ControlClick and ControlCommand, instead of MouseClick?

It seems like the button I want to click within the window, only respond to a mouse click, as far as I can see, it looks like it can't be activated by any keystroke!! So.. I really need a little help here! Could some of you guys please post some examples that show me how to press this button using ControlClick or ControlCommand, instead of using MouseClicks?

Thanks in advanced.

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Ok. I have looked at this for quite a while now, but I really can't figure out how to make this command:

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)
MouseClick("left", 400, 380)

With the use of ControlClick and ControlCommand, instead of MouseClick?

It seems like the button I want to click within the window, only respond to a mouse click, as far as I can see, it looks like it can't be activated by any keystroke!! So.. I really need a little help here! Could some of you guys please post some examples that show me how to press this button using ControlClick or ControlCommand, instead of using MouseClicks?

Thanks in advanced.

Open up your AutoInfo Tool, move your mouse over the "active" window that has the button, move the mouse now over the button, press Ctrl+Alt+F to pause the AutoInfo window.

Now, you have information there.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Window Details <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Title: C:\Documents and Settings\SmOke_N\Au3_Files\Some.au3 * SciTE [10 of 10]

Class: SciTEWindow

>>>>>>>>>>> Control Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<

Size: X: 2 Y: 50 W: 1276 H: 739

Control ID: 350

ClassNameNN: Scintilla1

Text: Source

Now you can play with your ControlClick.
ControlClick("C:\Documents and Settings\SmOke_N\Au3_Files\Some.au3 * SciTE [10 of 10]", 'Source', 'Scintilla1')
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If I want the rest of my "MouseClick" in the script, to move allover the desktop? Or in other words, will the Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) effect the rest of the script if I don't make a counter command?

When you use Opt() to set an option it returns the previous value, which gives you a chance to save it for restore later on:

$MouseCoordModeSave = Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) ; Change mode to "active window", saving old mode

; Do stuff

Opt("MouseCoordMode", $MouseCoordModeSave) ; Restore the old mode

:)

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