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 ''UpdateCursor()'' reads player input and uses it to move the cursor, while taking many mouse setting cvars into account to make sure the cursor is not affected by first person mouse settings. ''CursorX()'' and ''CursorY()'' return the coordinates in the cursor in the [[HUD_coordinate_system]] (default size is 640x480). ''UpdateCursor()'' reads player input and uses it to move the cursor, while taking many mouse setting cvars into account to make sure the cursor is not affected by first person mouse settings. ''CursorX()'' and ''CursorY()'' return the coordinates in the cursor in the [[HUD_coordinate_system]] (default size is 640x480).
  
-The cursor library **does not** draw the cursor. This is to give you freedom to draw it any way you want, using the coordinates provided by ''CursorX()'' and ''CursorY()''.+**The cursor library does not draw the cursor.** This is to give you freedom to draw it any way you want, using the coordinates provided by ''CursorX()'' and ''CursorY()''.
  
 The cursor library fully supports widescreen thanks to ACSUtils [[Widescreeen|widescreen support functions]]. The cursor library fully supports widescreen thanks to ACSUtils [[Widescreeen|widescreen support functions]].
  
 The cursor library doesn't handle mouse clicks, as ZDoom doesn't provide access to mouse buttons. To read mouse clicks, use [[zdoom>GetPlayerInput]] with ''BT_ATTACK'' (left mouse button) and ''BT_ALTATTACK'' (right mouse button). Better yet, use ACSUtils [[input|GetPlayerInput wrappers]] for simpler input handling that will not register multiple clicks if the player holds a mouse button. The cursor library doesn't handle mouse clicks, as ZDoom doesn't provide access to mouse buttons. To read mouse clicks, use [[zdoom>GetPlayerInput]] with ''BT_ATTACK'' (left mouse button) and ''BT_ALTATTACK'' (right mouse button). Better yet, use ACSUtils [[input|GetPlayerInput wrappers]] for simpler input handling that will not register multiple clicks if the player holds a mouse button.
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 +To check if a button is clicked on screen, check that the cursor is inside the button's rectangle and was clicked.
  
 <note important>The cursor library **cannot be used serverside**. <note important>The cursor library **cannot be used serverside**.
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 ===== A complete example ===== ===== A complete example =====
  
-An example using [[HudMessage]] (''[[rounding|floor()]]'' is used to clear alignment flags):+An example using [[zdoom>HudMessage]] (''[[rounding|floor()]]'' is used to clear alignment flags):
  
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new/mouse.txt · Last modified: 2018/02/19 13:04 by korshun