# X y coordinates shown at mouse follow

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 2, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588 "2003-02-02T06:03:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![KIOD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@KIOD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KIOD)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/1 "2003-02-02T06:03:22Z")

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I have seen some place x and y coordinates shown on mouse follow. As you move the mouse the coordinates changes. How is this done , if anyone can help me.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/2 "2003-02-02T06:07:11Z")

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Create two textboxes on the stage.

Give one the \<B\>INSTANCE\</B\> name “x” (no quotes) and the other the \<B\>INSTANCE\</B\> name “y” (no quotes).

Add these actions to a frame…

```php
_root.onMouseMove = function() {
	_root.x.text = Math.round(_root._xmouse);
	_root.y.text = Math.round(_root._ymouse);
};

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/3 "2003-02-02T06:11:36Z")

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That was easy. Thought the code would be more. Wll , thanx again man.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/4 "2003-02-02T06:18:43Z")

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No problem, if you want easier than that, create a new document and just throw this in the first frame…

```php
_root.createTextField("x", 1, 0, 0, 50, 20);
_root.createTextField("y", 2, 0, 0, 50, 20);
_root.onMouseMove = function() {
	_root.x._x = _root.y._x=_root._xmouse+25;
	_root.x._y = _root._ymouse+25;
	_root.y._y = _root._ymouse+40;
	_root.x.text = "X: "+Math.round(_root._xmouse);
	_root.y.text = "Y: "+Math.round(_root._ymouse);
};

```

Then test 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/5 "2003-02-02T06:21:43Z")

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Is that possible. I tried but when I test my movie The numbers wont show

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/6 "2003-02-02T06:25:47Z")

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My movie containing the x y ac wont show the numbers when loaded into a target. why?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/7 "2003-02-02T06:26:14Z")

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Refer to my previous post 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/8 "2003-02-02T07:05:21Z")

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lost is too good to really get this…

use

\_root.\_xmouse and  
\_root.\_ymouse

to obtain the current coordinates of the mouse from ANYWHERE in your movie

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/9 "2003-02-02T07:10:28Z")

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That is what I used the first time. Only I used Math.round() to round the number so that it didn’t have 8 decimal digits 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/10 "2003-02-02T07:13:47Z")

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oooo!  
right…

I just saw yer first post. That definetly should do the trick!

sorry beta. shudda looked a little deeper

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/11 "2003-02-02T07:24:46Z")

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😉

My second one dynamically creates the two textboxes, then has them follow the mouse.

I was bored :-\

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/12 "2003-02-02T07:48:40Z")

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```php
_root.createTextField("x", 1, 0, 0, 50, 20);

```

Why bother with x if then else x = \_xmouse?!?!?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/13 "2003-02-02T18:17:30Z")

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Huh? That question made no sense dude…lol.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/14 "2003-02-02T20:32:52Z")

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I wrote that late last night and I can’t figure out what I said either

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-coordinates-shown-at-mouse-follow/12588/15 "2003-02-02T20:33:22Z")

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LOL.