Get pointed location

[Scrocco88 1]

How can i get the location pointed by a player?

Something like the ( ) cursor when using support modules.

Tried with cursorTarget but it works only if targeting some object, not working if pointing at ground.

Thanks

Edited June 25, 2013 by Scrocco88

[samatra 85]

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/posScreenToWorld

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/screenToWorld

One of these should be a solution for you

[Scrocco88 1]

Thank you, it worked.

PS. I've been playing on your wasteland servers these days.... i really love your work! :D

[Scrocco88 1]

im using this to get the pointer position:

(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["MouseMoving","cursorPos=screenToWorld [_this select 1, _this select 2];hint format ['%1',cursorPos];"];  

but it seems working only after a first Restart of my mission.

What am i doing wrong? Do i need to waitUntil some library before using it?

Edit:

Actually it works only with a very short distance... if i try to look at something distant a get coordinates much more far away then the real point :(

Edited July 1, 2013 by Scrocco88

[f2k sel 164]

it's starting too soon is all.

waitUntil {!isNull(findDisplay 46)}; 
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["MouseMoving","cursorPos=screenToWorld [_this select 1, _this select 2];hint format ['%1',cursorPos];"];

---------- Post added at 10:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 PM ----------

it's starting too soon is all.

waitUntil {!isNull(findDisplay 46)}; 
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["MouseMoving","cursorPos=screenToWorld [_this select 1, _this select 2];hint format ['%1',cursorPos];"];

the distance problem is probably because it doesn't see obstructions so anything above ground level goes to the max distance.

[Scrocco88 1]

The point returned is always the same point, in the upper-left part of the screen.

And it's exactly the (0,0) point of the GUI EDITOR grid.

[f2k sel 164]

Is this what your after

while {true} do { 
 _pos  = screenToWorld [0.5,0.5]; 
  if (!isnull cursortarget) then { _pos = getpos cursortarget };
      sleep 0.1;
       hint format ["%1",_pos];
    };

[0.5,0.5]; is the center of the screen

I use cursortarget to find buildings other wise it looks through them