Event mouse (#PB_Event_leftButtonUp and so)

[[blendman]]

Hi

I could be great to have the event :

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#PB_Event_leftButtonUp
#PB_Event_leftButtonDown
#PB_Event_RightButtonUp
#PB_Event_RightButtonDown
#Pb_Event_MouseMove
#Pb_Event_MouseWheel

For Windows, we have that :

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#WM_LBUTTONDOWN
#WM_LBUTTONUP
#WM_RBUTTONDOWN
#WM_RBUTTONUP
#WM_MOUSEWHEEL
#WM_MOUSEMOVE

But for linux and mac users ?

[Shardik]

You should take a look into #PB_EventType_*:

#PB_EventType_LeftButtonDown
#PB_EventType_LeftButtonUp
#PB_EventType_LeftClick
#PB_EventType_LeftDoubleClick
#PB_EventType_RightButtonDown
#PB_EventType_RightButtonUp
#PB_EventType_RightClick
#PB_EventType_RightDoubleClick
#PB_EventType_MiddleButtonDown
#PB_EventType_MiddleButtonUp
#PB_EventType_MouseEnter
#PB_EventType_MouseLeave
#PB_EventType_MouseMove
#PB_EventType_MouseWheel

But the actual problem is that these event types still have to be implemented cross-platform in many of PB's gadgets ...

[[blendman]]

You should take a look into #PB_EventType_*

Hi

I know eventType, but they need special gadget (#pb_EventType_LeftButtondown need canvas for example)
I need : "Event" (mouse), not "eventtype"

A simple example to see the difference :

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OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 220, 100, "", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered)


Repeat
  
  Event = WaitWindowEvent()
  EventType   = EventType()
  
  
  Select event
      
    Case #WM_LBUTTONDOWN
      Debug "mouse left (with WaitWindowEvent())!"
  EndSelect
  
  Select EventType
    Case #PB_EventType_LeftButtonDown
      Debug "mouse left (with eventtype...!)"
  EndSelect        
  
Until Event = #PB_Event_CloseWindow

With some of my applications (map editor, 2D painting), I need event : #WM_LBUTTONDOWN , #WM_LBUTTONUp, and so (right, mousemove, wheel...), but they aren't crossplatform.

[Shardik]

I know eventType, but they need special gadget (#pb_EventType_LeftButtondown need canvas for example)

Therefore I also wrote:

But the actual problem is that these event types still have to be implemented cross-platform in many of PB's gadgets ...

You are right in that the CanvasGadget is the best supported gadget regarding #PB_EventType_*.

But there are also 3 mouse event constants defined as window events:
#PB_Event_LeftClick
#PB_Event_LeftDoubleClick
#PB_Event_RightClick

If you change #WM_LBUTTONDOWN in your example against #PB_Event_LeftClick, you will also receive the debug message "mouse left (with WaitWindowEvent())!". But I think you are more interested in detecting whether a mouse button is down or released in a window and this is currently not possible without API...

[[blendman]]

Hi

Thank you for your answer.

Yes, those event are interesting.
It seems that #PB_Event_LeftClick = #PB_EventType_LeftButtonUp
And I need #PB_EventType_LeftButtonDown, and other events like mousemove, wheel .
(I use #PB_Event_LeftDoubleClick in my application)