Turn off ClipCursor ?

[liner]

Hello

So i'm new to AutoHotkey, and i mainly use it for Maya (3d software)

I created a script to search for a slider i use (this one -> https://puu.sh/BPDqq/0a828ad5f1.png)
The script searches the logo with the TW at the center and sends the cursor on it, then clicks and hold, until i release the f key, then it sends the cursor back to its original position.

It's this one

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f:: 
CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
IfWinActive, ahk_exe maya.exe
	{
	MouseGetPos x, y
	CoordMode Pixel
	ImageSearch, FoundX, FoundY, 2, 840, 844, 1079, *50 D:\tw.jpg
if ErrorLevel = 2
    MsgBox Could not conduct the search.
else if ErrorLevel = 1
    MsgBox Image could not be found on the screen
else
		BlockInput, MouseMove
	CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
	MouseMove, %FoundX%, %FoundY%, 0
	MouseMove, 15, 15, 0, R
	Click, down
		BlockInput, MouseMoveOff	
	KeyWait, f
	Click, up
	MouseMove %x%, %y%, 0
	return
	}
else
	SendInput {Blind}{Text}f

The thing is,
I wanted to try to keep my cursor between the boundaries of the cursor while i'm pressing the F key.
So i searched and found the ClipCursor function, which seems to work, but i don't know how to to turn it off except by pressing Alt+Tab or a Windows Key.

And all the scripts i found that use ClipCursor suggest to stop it by pressing another key or press the same key again to toggle it
It's not practical at all, because the whole purpose of the first script was to have only to press F, slide, and then release it to get my cursor back to its original position.

So basically i'm looking to get this script inside my first one

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Confine := !Confine
	MouseGetPos, GetX, GetY
			VarX1 := GetX - 90
			VarX2 := GetX + 90
			VarY1 := GetY - 0
			VarY2 := GetY + 0
	ClipCursor( 1, VarX1, VarY2, VarX2, VarY2)
return
	


ClipCursor( Confine := 1, x1=0 , y1=0, x2=1, y2=1 ) {
 VarSetCapacity(R,16,0),  NumPut(x1,&R+0),NumPut(y1,&R+4),NumPut(x2,&R+8),NumPut(y2,&R+12)
Return Confine ? DllCall( "ClipCursor", UInt,&R ) : DllCall( "ClipCursor" )
}

And turn off the ClipCursor function when i release F

I tried to look on the forum but found nothing, i may have not searched for the right terms or something like that.

I'd be glad if you'd have a solution !

Cheers

[wolf_II]

try ClipCursor(0)

[liner]

It didn't work, i tried it with a GetKeyState type of code and with a simple Keywait
but none of them worked :/

[wolf_II]

maybe "a GetKeyState type of code and a simple Keywait" is buggy.
ClipCursor(0) is the correct command to switch off cursor clipping, no Alt+Tab or a Windows Key.

[liner]

Ok, i tried it like this to test it out

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CoordMode, Mouse, Screen  

B::

	Confine := !Confine
	MouseGetPos, GetX, GetY
			VarX1 := GetX - 90
			VarX2 := GetX + 90
			VarY1 := GetY - 0
			VarY2 := GetY + 0
	ClipCursor( 1, VarX1, VarY2, VarX2, VarY2)
return

^N::
	ClipCursor(0)
return


ClipCursor( Confine := 1, x1=0 , y1=0, x2=1, y2=1 ) {
 VarSetCapacity(R,16,0),  NumPut(x1,&R+0),NumPut(y1,&R+4),NumPut(x2,&R+8),NumPut(y2,&R+12)
Return Confine ? DllCall( "ClipCursor", UInt,&R ) : DllCall( "ClipCursor" )
}

And it didn't work

[wolf_II]

There is something beyond my knowledge. I have a demo script where it is used successfully. (MasterFocus did a proportional resize demo).
The best I can do for now is the entirely unacceptable work-round with a msgbox, sorry.
ClipCursor(0) is the correct command and syntax, but there is some interference going on.
I hope somebody else can enlighten the two of us.

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B::
    MouseGetPos, GetX, GetY
    VarX1 := GetX - 90
    VarX2 := GetX + 90
    VarY1 := GetY - 0
    VarY2 := GetY + 0
    ClipCursor( 1, VarX1, VarY2, VarX2, VarY2)
return

B Up::
    MsgBox,,,,1
    ClipCursor(0)
return

You could even leave the CllipCursor(0) out altogether now. I left it anyway.

[liner]

Okok, thanks !

I tried to move the msgbox away and send an enter key instantly after it's created, but i can't send away the msgbox

Though no big deal because it's only on the screen for a few frames

Here's how it turns out https://puu.sh/BPGdh/59b721b2ff.gif

And the script i Got looks like this :

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f:: 
CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
IfWinActive, ahk_exe maya.exe
	{
	MouseGetPos x, y
	CoordMode Pixel
	ImageSearch, FoundX, FoundY, 2, 840, 844, 1079, *50 D:\tw.jpg
if ErrorLevel = 2
    MsgBox Could not conduct the search.
else if ErrorLevel = 1
    MsgBox Image could not be found on the screen
else
		BlockInput, MouseMove
	CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
	MouseMove, %FoundX%, %FoundY%, 0
	MouseMove, 15, 15, 0, R
	MouseGetPos, GetX, GetY
    VarX1 := GetX - 95
    VarX2 := GetX + 95
    VarY1 := GetY - 0
    VarY2 := GetY + 0
    ClipCursor( 1, VarX1, VarY2, VarX2, VarY2)
	Click, down
		BlockInput, MouseMoveOff	
	KeyWait, f
	SetTimer, MoveMsgBox, -50
MsgBox,,,,1
MoveMsgBox:
WinGetActiveTitle, Title
SendInput {Enter}
	Click, up
	MouseMove %x%, %y%, 0
	return
	}
else
	SendInput {Blind}{Text}f

ClipCursor( Confine := 1, x1=0 , y1=0, x2=1, y2=1 ) {
 VarSetCapacity(R,16,0),  NumPut(x1,&R+0),NumPut(y1,&R+4),NumPut(x2,&R+8),NumPut(y2,&R+12)
Return Confine ? DllCall( "ClipCursor", UInt,&R ) : DllCall( "ClipCursor" )
}

I can't remove the MoveMsgBox function neither the settimer, because otherwise, the msgbox stays on the screen for too long :/

But it works quite well so thanks a lot !

I'm quite curious about why the ClipCursor(0) doesn't work as well

[wolf_II]

No message box needed.
I still have no idea why ClipCursor(0) does not work, but using the DllCall directly works.

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CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
B::
    MouseGetPos, GetX, GetY
    ClipCursor(1, GetX - 90, GetY, GetX + 90, GetY)
    KeyWait, B
    DllCall("ClipCursor")
return

[liner]

Thanks a lot ! works perfectly

[SteveMylo]

This helped me just turning off the clipcursor() function.

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b::
Gui, show
Gui, hide
Return

[amateur+]

Or clicking on title bars or on task bar or flashing a tooltip. But I think the best ways are just to call DllCall("ClipCursor") directly or to use this variation of ClipCursor(false):

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ClipCursor(confine := true, x1 := 0, y1 := 0, x2 := 1, y2 := 1) {
	if !confine 
		return DllCall("ClipCursor")
	VarSetCapacity(R, 16, 0)
	NumPut(x1, &R+0), NumPut(y1, &R+4)
	NumPut(x2, &R+8), NumPut(y2, &R+12)
	return DllCall("ClipCursor", UInt, &R)
}