Hi folks.
Due to server problems at ANU we are unable to access newsgroups, and so, I
beg your forgiveness for this entirely off topic message.


I've written a real-time midi program in C that spits out random notes and
onsets.  What I'd like to do is to control the range of the randomness with
the mouse.  Quickdraw.h defines a structure called point that stores the
x,y values of screen pixels.  Being very much a beginner as far as
addressing the Mac events modus operandi, I'm unsure how to go about
accessing coordinate info with the mouse, and unsure about whether I need
to open a window first or not.
If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be most grateful.

Cheers
Arne
 

>Hi folks.
>Due to server problems at ANU we are unable to access newsgroups, and so, I
>beg your forgiveness for this entirely off topic message.
>
>
>I've written a real-time midi program in C that spits out random notes and
>onsets.  What I'd like to do is to control the range of the randomness with
>the mouse.  Quickdraw.h defines a structure called point that stores the
>x,y values of screen pixels.  Being very much a beginner as far as
>addressing the Mac events modus operandi, I'm unsure how to go about
>accessing coordinate info with the mouse, and unsure about whether I need
>to open a window first or not.
>If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be most grateful.
>

Hi Arne,

Try something like this (it runs perfectly in CodeWarrior):

#include	
#include	

void main()
{
	Point thePoint;

	while(!Button()){
		GetMouse(&thePoint);
		cout << "\n "<< thePoint.h <<" " << thePoint.v;
	}
}


Regards,


Hans Timmermans		     mailto:hans.timmermans@kmt.hku.nl
Utrecht School of the Arts
fac: Art, Media and Technology.
dep: Music.
Senior Lecturer Computermusic and Softwaredevelopment.

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