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How can I check Mouse position using opengl under Linux ?

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Started by doutmost August 17, 2004 03:35 PM

4 comments, last by TomasH 19 years, 8 months ago

doutmost

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August 17, 2004 03:35 PM

hey, is there anyone here know how to check mouse position using opengl or others under LINUX ? I only found how to do it under Windows, but not under Linux. :( thanks for any suggestion.

TomasH

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August 17, 2004 03:37 PM

So how do you create your window (etc.) - GLUT, GLFW, SDL or what?

doutmost

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August 17, 2004 03:39 PM

with GLUT to create my window.

Xai

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August 17, 2004 03:43 PM

the mouse does not have a position in GLUT ... you are always given moose deltas - telling you how much it has moved, not where it is ... because there is no inheirent relationship between mouse deltas and screen position, that is up to you to track however you want.

doutmost

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August 17, 2004 03:49 PM

then, how can I get how much mouse has moved? any function?

TomasH

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August 17, 2004 04:05 PM

Many of the GLUT callbacks give you the current mouse position. You could, for example, check out the following ones:
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Which one you'll need depends on exactly what you want to do.