Mac App: Check if mouse cursor outside the window?
ThoPel
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I'm searching for a solution to figure out if the mouse cursor is within the window or outside.
I tried different solution (in preview, distributed *.app, *.apk), e.g.
1.) Full screen actors with rules like Mouse Inside or Mouse Outside (The behaviors function only when switching between actors within the window.)
2.) Mouse Position X >= 1280 <= 1 (When the mouse is moving too fast, the Position X remains partially at 30px or 1260px)
3.) Small "border"-actors around the window. (When the mouse is moving too fast, the borders do not capture the mouse cursor movement.)
Nothing is working 
Small example attached.
Answers
Looked at your code tried a few things not sure it will work. Might look into having some kind of a loop thats always asking if its inside then maybe if its moving cuz if its not moving for say 1 to 3 sec maybe it is outside. Just a thought.
@fadamion I tried your idea to wrap the mouse position behaviors in a timer-behavior --> didn't work (Example attached)
In my opinion I found two bugs:
1.) Mouse Inside / Mouse Outside need to capture if the mouse cursor is within the window.
2.) Mouse Position X / Y need to show a value, e.g. -1 / -1, if the mouse cursor is outside the window
Agree completely that some indication that the mouse is outside of the window would be a very handy thing!
I opened two bugs:
Bug 1337 - Mouse Inside / Mouse Outside need to capture if the mouse cursor is within the window
Bug 1338 - Mouse Position X / Y need to show a value if the mouse cursor is outside the window
@ThoPel, here is an example that may help.
Project attached.
@Hopscotch Thanks, but I meant the complete app window from a mac app.
Your example catches the problem with overlapping actors.
@ThoPel Ok,