This utility is helpful when you want to find the local coordinates of a
point in a selected window or the global coordinates of a point on the
screen. I keep it in my Apple Menu Items folder for use in setting up Rects
in graphic routines.
To get the local coordinates of a window, select Local from the Track menu
and align the indicator lines in the MouseTracker window up with the base
of the title bar (or info header, depending on how your have setup your windows) and the left edge of the selected window. Note: MouseTracker is not background aware, so the MouseTracker window must be activated in order to see the coordinates.
To get the global coordinates of your Mac's main screen, select Global from
the Track menu. The MouseTracker window will automatically move to the
upper left corner of your screen and display global coordinates. For more information about window coordinates, see Inside Macintosh: Toolbox Essentials, Chapter 4- Window Manager.
View the accompanying PICT file if your not sure how to line-up the MouseTracker window with a selected window while in Local mode.
You may distribute this program freely in an unmodified form, as long as it is with this documentation, and the MouseTracker PICT file. No fee is requested (like this program is some kind of BIG DEAL!).
Any and all suggestions for improvements will be considered. Source Code to this program will be uploaded to the THINK C forum as soon as I get it documented...
