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MOVE MOUSE/CURSOR

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ionah (Jonas Whale) March 12, 2023, 4:05pm #1

Is it possible, with AppleScriptObjC, to move the mouse/cursor to a given
position?
Thanks to Shane, I’m able to get the mouse position with: (current application's
NSEvent's mouseLocation()) as list but can’t figure out how to set it.

Is there a Core Graphics method usable with Applescript or any other hidden gem?




peavine (peavine) March 12, 2023, 8:22pm #2

Jonas. I use the solution posted by Mark_FX on the MacScripter’s site:

use framework "Foundation"
use framework "CoreGraphics"

set cursorPoint to current application's NSMakePoint(500, 500)
current application's CGWarpMouseCursorPosition(cursorPoint)


The thread can be found here

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Fredrik71 (Fredrik Gustafsson) March 12, 2023, 8:24pm #3

Here is other from Macscripter.net, it use PyObjC, I test it and its work. I
click the Apple logo in top left corner.

set {x, y} to {10, 10}

do shell script "

/usr/bin/python3 <<EOF
import sys

import time

from Quartz.CoreGraphics import *

def mouseEvent(type, posx, posy):
          theEvent = CGEventCreateMouseEvent(None, type, (posx,posy),kCGMouseButtonLeft)

          CGEventPost(kCGHIDEventTap, theEvent)

def mousemove(posx,posy):
          mouseEvent(kCGEventMouseMoved, posx,posy);

def mouseclick(posx,posy):
          mouseEvent(kCGEventLeftMouseDown, posx,posy);
          mouseEvent(kCGEventLeftMouseUp, posx,posy);
		  
ourEvent = CGEventCreate(None);
currentpos=CGEventGetLocation(ourEvent);             # Save current mouse position
mouseclick(" & x & "," & y & ");
mousemove(int(currentpos.x),int(currentpos.y));      # Restore mouse position
EOF"





tree_frog March 13, 2023, 1:39pm #4

There’s also a very useful tool called cliclick (i.e. CLI click) that you can
call with do shell script. It’s available on Homebrew.

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ionah (Jonas Whale) March 13, 2023, 2:16pm #5

Thanks guys.
I dont’t want to simulate a click. That’s why I will use @peavine suggestion.




StanC (Stan Cleveland) March 13, 2023, 3:09pm #6

Here’s one more option:

set displayID to current application's CGMainDisplayID()
set cursorPoint to current application's NSMakePoint(10, 10)
set hadError to current application's CGDisplayMoveCursorToPoint(displayID, cursorPoint)
if hadError as boolean then error "Set mouse position failed."

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StanC (Stan Cleveland) March 13, 2023, 7:25pm #7

Oops. Forgot the first, rather important, line of the code:

use framework "Foundation"



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ionahJonas Whale
Mar '23


Is it possible, with AppleScriptObjC, to move the mouse/cursor to a given
position?
Thanks to Shane, I’m able to get the mouse position with: (current application's
NSEvent's mouseLocation()) as list but can’t figure out how to set it.

Is there a Core Graphics method usable with Applescript or any other hidden gem?

Solved by peavine in post #2


> Jonas. I use the solution posted by Mark_FX on the MacScripter’s site: use
> framework "Foundation" use framework "CoreGraphics" set cursorPoint to current
> application's NSMakePoint(500, 500) current application's
> CGWarpMouseCursorPosition(cursorPoint) The thread can be found here





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peavine
Mar '23


Jonas. I use the solution posted by Mark_FX on the MacScripter’s site:

use framework "Foundation"
use framework "CoreGraphics"

set cursorPoint to current application's NSMakePoint(500, 500)
current application's CGWarpMouseCursorPosition(cursorPoint)


The thread can be found here 73

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Fredrik71Fredrik Gustafsson
Mar '23


Here is other from Macscripter.net 25, it use PyObjC, I test it and its work. I
click the Apple logo in top left corner.

set {x, y} to {10, 10}

do shell script "

/usr/bin/python3 <<EOF
import sys

import time

from Quartz.CoreGraphics import *

def mouseEvent(type, posx, posy):
          theEvent = CGEventCreateMouseEvent(None, type, (posx,posy),kCGMouseButtonLeft)

          CGEventPost(kCGHIDEventTap, theEvent)

def mousemove(posx,posy):
          mouseEvent(kCGEventMouseMoved, posx,posy);

def mouseclick(posx,posy):
          mouseEvent(kCGEventLeftMouseDown, posx,posy);
          mouseEvent(kCGEventLeftMouseUp, posx,posy);
		  
ourEvent = CGEventCreate(None);
currentpos=CGEventGetLocation(ourEvent);             # Save current mouse position
mouseclick(" & x & "," & y & ");
mousemove(int(currentpos.x),int(currentpos.y));      # Restore mouse position
EOF"





tree_frog
Mar '23


There’s also a very useful tool called cliclick 140 (i.e. CLI click) that you
can call with do shell script. It’s available on Homebrew.

1


ionahJonas Whale
Mar '23


Thanks guys.
I dont’t want to simulate a click. That’s why I will use @peavine suggestion.




StanCStan Cleveland
Mar '23


Here’s one more option:

set displayID to current application's CGMainDisplayID()
set cursorPoint to current application's NSMakePoint(10, 10)
set hadError to current application's CGDisplayMoveCursorToPoint(displayID, cursorPoint)
if hadError as boolean then error "Set mouse position failed."

1


StanCStan Cleveland
Mar '23


Oops. Forgot the first, rather important, line of the code:

use framework "Foundation"







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