For the life of me I can’t get this one working. I’m trying to get the call back setup and I can’t find the syntax that works. The help needs some help I think.
I’ve used it in a couple of scripts… What sort of trouble are you having?
Do you have any example code on how to use the call back function? I just can’t get the syntax right. It isn’t doing a thing.
Hey Paul,
I haven’t used the mouseTrack() function specifically but I did use mouse tracking in this script…it might be helpful to look at
Thanks. I have used all the other mouse tracking tools before just never mouseTrack().
I think this way works, although #mouseAbout doesn’t seem to work… (press ESC to exit tracking)
fn MyCallbackFn msg ir obj faceNum shift ctrl alt =
(
myStr = "Pos ("+mouse.pos.x as string +", "+ mouse.pos.y as string + ")"
case msg of
(
#freeMove: myStr += " [freeMove]"
#mousePoint: myStr += " [left click]"
#mouseMove: myStr += " [left drag]"
#mouseabout: myStr += " [righ click]"
)
print myStr
#continue
)
mouseTrack trackCallback:MyCallbackFn
hope this helps
/Lui
cyberluigi2k’s code is right except that it’s #mouseAbort instead of #mouseAbout.
You can also get it to track on a specific object using the ’ on:<node> ’ option in the call.
LOL!! it seems so obvious… i was thinking why on earth they choose mouseabout for the right button… anyway in my deffense i can say that i took it from the documentation… you can read at “[color=white]mouseTrack() Function[/color]” topic
[left]The ‘msg’ argument is a message code that indicates what kind of action occurred, and can be one of:
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[left]#freeMove – means the mouse is moved without a button being pressed
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[left]#mousePoint – means the left mouse button has just been pressed
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[left]#mouseMove – means the mouse is being dragged with the left button down
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[left]#mouseAbout[size=3]- means the right mouse button was clicked, normally meaning cancel[/size]
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I’ve used the mousetrack function before but if I remember correctly it doesn’t allow any viewport operations (panning/zooming). That’s why I prefer mouse tools.
Cheers,
Martijn
Mouse tools doesn’t allow of it either that is why I’m looking at other methods
Oops!! Sorry Paul… I thought I was replying to your message but I accidentally pressed the Edit button instead and removed most part of your post…
Martijn
You can rotate and pan/zoom with mousetrack via the middle mouse button. Just not with the viewport control buttons (which change the focus of the cursor).