getting mouse click screenX and screenY in as3

Question

I want to get mouse click screen coordinates (by clicking outside AIR application window)

I tried the following, but i don't get anything, it seem like the ScreenMouseEvent.CLICK event not dispatched.

public function Main():void 
{   
if (NativeApplication.supportsSystemTrayIcon)//testExpression return true 
    {            
         SystemTrayIcon(NativeApplication.nativeApplication.icon).
         addEventListener(ScreenMouseEvent.CLICK, click);
    }
}

private function click(e:ScreenMouseEvent):void 
{
      trace(e.screenX);//nothing displayed :(
}

I have never use the ScreenMouseEvent before, but it looks like it is only dispatched from the SystemTrayIcon Class. You might have to add your listener to that somehow. Docs for ScreenMouseEvent: help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/… — Adam Harte

chadiik chadiik · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08T23:57:58

The ScreenMouseEvent is dispatched by the SystemTrayIcon only (Windows/Linux only). And the SystemTrayIcon instance (DockIcon for MacOs) is retrieved from NativeApplication.nativeApplication.icon.
So this is where you should attach your event listener, after specifying the tray icon graphic:

var sti:SystemTrayIcon = NativeApplication.nativeApplication.icon as SystemTrayIcon;
// Specifying an icon is obligatory on Windows - MacOs has a default icon
sti.bitmaps = [new IconAsset()]; // IconAsset = Embedded picture
sti.addEventListener(ScreenMouseEvent.CLICK, mouseClick);

Note that the resultant screenX and screenY properties of ScreenMouseEvent are confined within the icon area in the tray and not the whole desktop screen (Not surprisingly, since this is where you added the event in the first place).

getting mouse click screenX and screenY in as3

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